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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 1,424 shared comparable votes.

1,420 same votes 4 different votes 1,424 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

66.5%
6% below average
Rank 490 of 649
Participation
78.5%
6% above average
Rank 228 of 649
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,866
2,376 eligible divisions
906
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
54.9% of votes cast
675
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
842
45.1% of votes cast
19
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
14
0.8% of votes cast
13 years, 10 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
32 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1994

Debates

80
-3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 649
Appearances
53
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 649
350
+204.1 vs Commons average
Rank 47 of 649
Contributions
199
+53.1 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 649

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
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
64 of 71 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#3
Migration
154 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 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
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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 Sept 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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