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 consistently 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.

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Ministry of Defence: Saudi Arabia: Cluster Munitions 16 Sep 2016

  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether technical capacity for the launching of cluster munitions was provided with any UK-manufactured (a) aircraft and (b) unmanned aerial device exported to Saudi Arabia in the last 15 years.

• Written Answers — Department for International Development: Overseas Aid 15 Sep 2016

  To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with officials in her Department on the potential effect of the outcome of the EU referendum on recipients of overseas development assistance currently given to (a) the European Development Fund, (b) the European Commission Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department and (c) the European Investment Bank.

• Written Answers — Department for International Development: Department for International Development: UK Withdrawal from EU 15 Sep 2016

  To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of which policy areas in her Department will be affected by the UK vote to leave the EU.

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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

• Maiden speech
• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Ministry of Defence
• Department for International Development
• Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• Home Office
• HM Treasury
• Overseas Aid
• Dominican Republic
• Public Expenditure
• Defence Infrastructure Organisation
• Treasury: Cardiff

Currently held offices

• Member, International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (since 28 Jun 2016)
• Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (formerly Quadripartite Committee) (since 10 Feb 2016)
• Member, International Development Committee (since 8 Feb 2016)

Other offices held in the past

• 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)

• 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)
• Consumer Rights Bill Committee (15 out of 15)
• FINANCE BILL Committee (16 out of 16)
• Intellectual Property Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• 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)
• HGV Road User Levy Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Financial Services (Banking Reform)Bill Committee (2 out of 2)

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• Has spoken in 84 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs. See all Stephen Doughty’s speeches
• Has received answers to 162 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 72.62% 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.
• 48 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Stephen Doughty’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 169 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)