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 never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 23 May 2018

Recent appearances

• Immigration Rules: Paragraph 322(5) 13 Jun 2018

  When the Minister appeared before the Home Affairs Committee in May, she claimed she had not had the time to look at those cases because there had only been two working days since the issue had been flagged up. She was told in November last year by my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham, Yardley (Jess Phillips). My hon. Friend the Member for Reading East (Matt Rodda) wrote to her in...

• Immigration Rules: Paragraph 322(5) 13 Jun 2018

  I congratulate the hon. Lady on securing this debate, and I apologise for missing the first few minutes of it due to business in the main Chamber. She is absolutely right that the Home Affairs Committee, on which I sit, is still not clear where the Government are going on the matter. Does she agree that this scandal shows the wider systemic problem in the Department, as we have seen through...

• European Union (Withdrawal) Bill: Commencement and short title 13 Jun 2018

  I am very clear: I do not want to see a hard border on the island of Ireland or down the Irish sea, not least because of the implications it would have for Welsh businesses and ports. Is the Solicitor General aware that Labour’s sister party, the Social Democratic and Labour party, which does not have a voice in the House at present, has made it very clear that it urges the House to...

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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

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

• Department for International Development
• Home Office
• 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)
• Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Awards for Valour (Protection) 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)
• Trade Union Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• Mutuals' Deferred Shares Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill Committee (16 out of 16)
• 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 119 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs. See all Stephen Doughty’s speeches
• Has received answers to 153 written questions in the last year — well 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 86.63% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 0 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 62 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Stephen Doughty’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 299 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)