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Stephen Doughty vs Valerie Vaz

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 Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Stephen Doughty and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,413 shared comparable votes.

1,409 same votes 4 different votes 1,413 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
114 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 171 shared votes
114 Aye 57 No
69 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 131 shared votes
69 Aye 62 No
37 Aye 85 No
Migration 100% aligned 122 shared votes
37 Aye 85 No
30 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
30 Aye 34 No
30 Aye 29 No
Transport 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
96 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 163 shared votes
99 Aye 64 No
37 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 56 shared votes
36 Aye 20 No
114 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 171 shared votes
114 Aye 57 No
69 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 131 shared votes
69 Aye 62 No
37 Aye 85 No
Migration 100% aligned 122 shared votes
37 Aye 85 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
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 269 of 649
1,577
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,815
2,361 eligible divisions
905
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
56.4 % of votes cast
672
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
792
43.6 % of votes cast
17
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6 % of votes cast
13 years, 9 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

82
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 650
Appearances
29
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 650
375
+236.7 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650
Contributions
15
-123.3 vs Commons average
Rank 607 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
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£294,894
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
67 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 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 rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 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
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
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
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