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Stephen Doughty vs Pat McFadden

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
vs
Photograph of Pat McFadden
Pat McFadden
Lab Wolverhampton South East

Voting alignment

Stephen Doughty and Pat McFadden voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,281 shared comparable votes.

1,273 same votes 8 different votes 1,281 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
105 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 149 shared votes
105 Aye 44 No
37 Aye 72 No
Migration 100% aligned 109 shared votes
37 Aye 72 No
54 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 103 shared votes
54 Aye 49 No
32 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
32 Aye 32 No
31 Aye 22 No
Transport 100% aligned 53 shared votes
31 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 58 shared votes
35 Aye 23 No
95 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 162 shared votes
97 Aye 65 No
105 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 149 shared votes
105 Aye 44 No
37 Aye 72 No
Migration 100% aligned 109 shared votes
37 Aye 72 No
54 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 103 shared votes
54 Aye 49 No

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

Voting record

66.4%
6% below average
Rank 492 of 650
Participation
65.7%
7% below average
Rank 507 of 650
1,596
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,579
2,405 eligible divisions
913
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
907
57.4% of votes cast
683
42.8% of votes cast
No votes
672
42.6% of votes cast
19
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

81
-6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 650
Appearances
46
-41.3 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 650
400
+247.8 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 650
Contributions
390
+237.8 vs Commons average
Rank 44 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,498,186
all imported IPSA years
£294,894
30% above average
Latest expenses
£225,631
same as average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Brexit / EU
184 of 211 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#2
Trade
78 of 94 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 81 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 81 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye rebel
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill: Committee of the whole House Amdt 6 (J Lewis) 9 Jul 2019
Foreign Affairs
No
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
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