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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 100% of the time, based on 1,267 shared comparable votes.

1,261 same votes 6 different votes 1,267 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 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 148 shared votes
105 Aye 43 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
29 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 61 shared votes
29 Aye 32 No
31 Aye 22 No
Transport 100% aligned 53 shared votes
31 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 53 shared votes
35 Aye 18 No
95 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 162 shared votes
97 Aye 65 No
105 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 148 shared votes
105 Aye 43 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

66.8 %
6 % below average
Rank 483 of 649
Participation
65.7 %
7 % below average
Rank 507 of 649
1,577
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,550
2,361 eligible divisions
905
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
895
57.7 % of votes cast
672
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
655
42.3 % of votes cast
17
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
13 years, 9 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

82
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 650
Appearances
36
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 650
375
+236.7 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650
Contributions
257
+118.7 vs Commons average
Rank 73 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
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
75 of 91 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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