Stephen Doughty’s voting in Parliament

Stephen Doughty is a Labour/Co-operative MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Labour/Co-operative MPs.

However, Stephen Doughty sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Stephen Doughty voted for fixed periods between parliamentary elections, while most Labour/Co-operative MPs generally voted against. Show votes

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Stephen Doughty has hardly ever rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 19 Dec 2018

Recent appearances

• Business of the House (Today): No Confidence in Her Majesty’s Government 16 Jan 2019

  Will the Prime Minister give way?

• Business of the House (Today): No Confidence in Her Majesty’s Government 16 Jan 2019

  My right hon. Friend the Leader of the Opposition is absolutely right to call for a general election today, because it is not only the Government’s record on Brexit that is at stake tonight. Let me ask the Prime Minister a direct question: is she really saying that her record on policing and crime is one that she is willing to stand on? We have seen more than 20,000 police officers cut...

• European Union (Withdrawal) Act: [9th Allotted Day] 15 Jan 2019

  It is an absolute pleasure to follow the right hon. and learned Member for Beaconsfield (Mr Grieve). I agreed wholeheartedly with the vast majority of his remarks. I am in the House first and foremost as a representative of my constituents, the people of Cardiff South and Penarth. Their views are absolutely clear: they voted to remain in 2016 and that view has increased in intensity. I have...

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Profile

Labour/Co-operative MP for Cardiff South and Penarth

Entered the House of Commons on 16 November 2012 — Byelection

Party was Labour until 30 Mar 2015

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @SDoughtyMP
• https://facebook.com/StephenDoughtyMP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Stephen Doughty campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Home Office
• Department for International Development
• Ministry of Defence
• Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• HM Treasury
• Overseas Aid
• Dominican Republic
• Developing Countries: HIV Infection
• Public Expenditure
• Brexit

Currently held offices

• Member, Home Affairs Committee (since 11 Sep 2017)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (28 Jun 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (formerly Quadripartite Committee) (10 Feb 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, International Development Committee (8 Feb 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) (28 Oct 2015 to 6 Jan 2016)
• Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills) (18 Sep 2015 to 28 Oct 2015)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) (7 Oct 2013 to 18 Sep 2015)
• Member, Welsh Affairs Committee (26 Nov 2012 to 30 Mar 2015)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Alun Michael
• James Callaghan

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Space Industry Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Parking (Code of Practice) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill Committee (5 out of 6)
• Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Commonwealth Development Corporation Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Awards for Valour (Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Trade Union Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill Committee (16 out of 16)
• Mutuals' Deferred Shares Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Intellectual Property Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Consumer Rights Bill Committee (15 out of 15)
• FINANCE BILL Committee (16 out of 16)
• HGV Road User Levy Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Financial Services (Banking Reform)Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• MARRIAGE (SAME SEX COUPLES) BILL Committee (13 out of 13)
• FINANCE (NO. 2) BILL Committee (4 out of 4)
• Financial Services (Banking Reform) Bill Committee (5 out of 6)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 126 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs. See all Stephen Doughty’s speeches
• Has received answers to 101 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 83.78% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 334 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)