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Stephen Doughty vs Sir Stephen Timms

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 Sir Stephen Timms
Sir Stephen Timms
Lab East Ham

Voting alignment

Stephen Doughty and Sir Stephen Timms voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,420 shared comparable votes.

1,417 same votes 3 different votes 1,420 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
111 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 171 shared votes
111 Aye 60 No
95 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 165 shared votes
95 Aye 70 No
70 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 137 shared votes
70 Aye 67 No
38 Aye 86 No
Migration 100% aligned 124 shared votes
38 Aye 86 No
31 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 58 shared votes
31 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 54 shared votes
34 Aye 20 No
29 Aye 34 No
Trade 98% aligned 63 shared votes
30 Aye 33 No
111 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 171 shared votes
111 Aye 60 No
95 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 165 shared votes
95 Aye 70 No
70 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 137 shared votes
70 Aye 67 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
78.4 %
6 % above average
Rank 233 of 649
1,577
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,852
2,361 eligible divisions
905
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,021
55.1 % of votes cast
672
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
831
44.9 % of votes cast
17
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7 % of votes cast
13 years, 9 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
32 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1994

Debates

82
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 650
Appearances
55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 650
375
+236.7 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650
Contributions
209
+70.7 vs Commons average
Rank 113 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
£2,605,766
all imported IPSA years
£294,894
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,963
21 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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
65 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#2
Defence
64 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
154 of 171 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill: Committee of the whole House Amdt 6 (J Lewis) 9 Jul 2019
Foreign Affairs
No
No
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sep 2018
Trade
Aye rebel
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API