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Stephen Doughty vs Pete Wishart

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 Pete Wishart
Pete Wishart
SNP Perth and Kinross-shire

Voting alignment

Stephen Doughty and Pete Wishart voted the same way 95% of the time, based on 931 shared comparable votes.

881 same votes 50 different votes 931 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
87 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 157 shared votes
87 Aye 70 No
36 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 115 shared votes
36 Aye 79 No
25 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 56 shared votes
25 Aye 31 No
12 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 11 shared votes
9 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 17 No
Benefits 78% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
87 Aye 37 No
Tax 85% aligned 124 shared votes
86 Aye 38 No
21 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 87% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 7 No
Energy 89% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 93% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 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
55.2 %
18 % below average
Rank 606 of 648
1,541
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,276
2,312 eligible divisions
894
58.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
709
55.6 % of votes cast
647
42.0 % of votes cast
No votes
567
44.4 % of votes cast
17
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
13 years, 6 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

54
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 290 of 648
Appearances
55
-4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 648
298
+190.1 vs Commons average
Rank 36 of 648
Contributions
69
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 341 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
£2,971,117
all imported IPSA years
£294,894
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,385
30 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 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
Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 169 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
#4
Trade
75 of 88 votes
Defence
46 of 59 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 19 Nov 2025
Migration
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 48B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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