The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Tuesday 1 September 2026.

Compare

Stephen Doughty vs Sarah Olney

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 Sarah Olney
Sarah Olney
LD Richmond Park

Voting alignment

Stephen Doughty and Sarah Olney voted the same way 84% of the time, based on 821 shared comparable votes.

693 same votes 128 different votes 821 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
18 Aye 73 No
Migration 100% aligned 91 shared votes
18 Aye 73 No
31 Aye 30 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 61 shared votes
31 Aye 30 No
23 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 16 No
Trade 100% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 4 No
Education 95% aligned 20 shared votes
17 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 8% aligned 12 shared votes
2 Aye 10 No
25 Aye 20 No
Defence 62% aligned 45 shared votes
26 Aye 19 No
63 Aye 31 No
Tax 64% aligned 94 shared votes
63 Aye 31 No
13 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 68% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 15 No
Benefits 73% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 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
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 418 of 649
1,577
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,158
1,643 eligible divisions
905
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
625
54.0 % of votes cast
672
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
533
46.0 % of votes cast
17
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.0 % of votes cast
13 years, 9 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

82
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 650
Appearances
144
+66.1 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 650
375
+236.7 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650
Contributions
191
+52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 132 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
£1,445,336
all imported IPSA years
£294,894
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,579
33 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 70 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#5
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API