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Stephen Doughty vs Ms Diane Abbott

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth
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Photograph of Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Voting alignment

Stephen Doughty and Ms Diane Abbott voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,199 shared comparable votes.

1,181 same votes 18 different votes 1,199 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
109 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 168 shared votes
109 Aye 59 No
36 Aye 66 No
Migration 100% aligned 102 shared votes
36 Aye 66 No
28 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 No
27 Aye 22 No
Transport 100% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 18 No
Benefits 80% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 11 No
Energy 96% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
58 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 122 shared votes
57 Aye 65 No
26 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
94 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 159 shared votes
96 Aye 63 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

66.7 %
7 % below average
Rank 498 of 648
Participation
65.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 510 of 648
1,541
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,519
2,312 eligible divisions
894
58.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
850
56.0 % of votes cast
647
42.0 % of votes cast
No votes
669
44.0 % of votes cast
17
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
13 years, 6 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
38 years, 11 months
Since 11 Jun 1987

Debates

54
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 290 of 648
Appearances
13
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 648
298
+190.1 vs Commons average
Rank 36 of 648
Contributions
16
-91.9 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
£294,894
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£270,312
20 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#1
Defence
49 of 59 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 88 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
#4
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
Defence
46 of 59 votes
#5
Migration
127 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Tax
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API