Voting Record — Stephen Doughty MP, Cardiff South and Penarth (25166)

Stephen Doughty is currently Member, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill [HL] and Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office),

Note: our records only go back to 1997 for the Commons and 2001 for the Lords (more details).

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
5 Jul 2024 still in office Lab 3 votes out of 90, 3.3% 90 votes out of 206, 43.7% 0 times
13 Dec 2019 30 May 2024 Lab 0 votes out of 745, 0.0% 745 votes out of 1069, 69.7% 1 time
9 Jun 2017 6 Nov 2019 Lab 2 votes out of 385, 0.5% 385 votes out of 463, 83.2% 10 times
8 May 2015 3 May 2017 Lab 5 votes out of 345, 1.4% 345 votes out of 467, 73.9% 1 time
16 Nov 2012 30 Mar 2015 Lab 0 votes out of 449, 0.0% 449 votes out of 593, 75.7% 38 times

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Interesting Votes

Votes in parliament for which this MP's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this MP was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).

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HouseDateSubjectStephen DoughtyLab VoteRôle
Commons16 May 2025Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — New Clause 10 - No obligation to provide assistance etc minorityno Rebel
Commons16 May 2025Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — New Clause 10 - No obligation to provide assistance etc minorityaye Rebel
Commons29 Nov 2024Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill minorityaye Rebel
6 Nov 2024Became Member, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill [HL]
8 Jul 2024Became Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office),
HouseDateSubjectStephen DoughtyLab VoteRôle
30 May 2024Stopped being Member, Welsh Grand Committee
30 May 2024Stopped being Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and International Development),
Commons17 Oct 2023Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill — Planning application fees tellayeaye Teller
18 Jan 2022Became Member, Welsh Grand Committee
2 Sep 2020Became Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and International Development),
2 Sep 2020Stopped being Shadow Minister (International Development),
2 Sep 2020Stopped being Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs),
11 May 2020Stopped being Member, Home Affairs Committee
10 Apr 2020Became Shadow Minister (International Development),
10 Apr 2020Became Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs),
2 Mar 2020Became Member, Home Affairs Committee
HouseDateSubjectStephen DoughtyLab VoteRôle
6 Nov 2019Stopped being Member, Home Affairs Committee
Commons9 Jul 2019Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill — Clause 3 — Progress Report on Protecting Veterans Fom Repeated Investigation for Northern Ireland Troubles Incidents. Majorityno Rebel
Commons4 Dec 2018Consideration of European Union Withdrawal Motions — Allowing Amendments tellayeaye Teller
Commons25 Jun 2018National Policy Statement: Airports — Heathrow Northwest Runway minorityaye Rebel
Commons17 Jan 2018European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 12 — Environmental Protection tellayeaye Teller
Commons17 Jan 2018European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 6 — Publication of Legal Advice on Varying Notification of Withdrawal from the EU tellayeaye Teller
Commons20 Dec 2017European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 54 — Transition Period tellayeaye Teller
Commons20 Dec 2017European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 13 — UK Retaining EU Common Customs Tarriff and Common Customs Policy tellayeaye Teller
Commons13 Dec 2017European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 22 — European Economic Area Agreement — Single Market tellayeaye Teller
Commons13 Dec 2017European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 9 — Parliamentary Approval for Terms of the UK's Withdrawal from the EU tellayeaye Teller
Commons12 Dec 2017European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Clause 7 — Powers of Ministers — Functionality of Retained EU Law tellayeaye Teller
Commons6 Dec 2017European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 17 — Withdrawal Agreement Payment to the European Union — Approval by MPs tellayeaye Teller
Commons14 Nov 2017European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause 14 — Report on Interpretation of Retained EU law During Transitional Period tellayeaye Teller
11 Sep 2017Became Member, Home Affairs Committee
HouseDateSubjectStephen DoughtyLab VoteRôle
3 May 2017Stopped being Member, International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact
3 May 2017Stopped being Member, International Development Committee
3 May 2017Stopped being Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls
Commons8 Feb 2017European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons8 Feb 2017European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — All Clauses Stand Part minorityaye Rebel
Commons1 Feb 2017European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — Second Reading minorityaye Rebel
28 Jun 2016Became Member, International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact
10 Feb 2016Became Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls
8 Feb 2016Became Member, International Development Committee
6 Jan 2016Stopped being Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs),
Commons2 Dec 2015UK Airstrikes Against ISIL in Syria Majorityno Rebel
Commons2 Dec 2015UK Airstrikes Against ISIL in Syria — Decline to Authorise Majorityaye Rebel
28 Oct 2015Became Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs),
28 Oct 2015Stopped being Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills),
18 Sep 2015Became Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills),
18 Sep 2015Stopped being Opposition Whip (Commons),
Commons3 Jun 2015Queen's Speech — Devolution — Protection of the Interests of Scotland tellayeaye Teller
HouseDateSubjectStephen DoughtyLab VoteRôle
30 Mar 2015Stopped being Member, Welsh Affairs Committee
Commons25 Mar 2015Finance Bill — Clause 1 — Report on Effect of Setting Additional Rate of Income Tax at 50 Percent tellayeaye Teller
Commons4 Mar 2015Opposition Day — The Economy — Top Rate of Income Tax tellayeaye Teller
Commons23 Feb 2015Serious Crime Bill — New Clause 17 — Offence of Failing to Report Harm to a Child tellayeaye Teller
Commons23 Feb 2015Serious Crime Bill — New Clause 2 — Official Secrets Act 1989 — Defence of Disclosure to Historic Child Abuse Inquiry tellayeaye Teller
Commons24 Nov 2014Recall of MPs Bill — Clause 2 — New Election as A Result of Conviction of an MP for An Offence Committed Before Their Election or Before Recall Bill Coming Into Force tellayeaye Teller
Commons24 Nov 2014Recall of MPs Bill — Clause 1 — If Conviction of MP for Fiddling Allowances Should Trigger New Election tellayeaye Teller
Commons24 Nov 2014Recall of MPs Bill — Clause 1 — Length of Suspension from the House of Commons Which Would Trigger New Election for MP tellayeaye Teller
Commons18 Nov 2014Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill — Clause 37 — Public Sector Procurement — Training — Small Organisations — Buying Local tellayeaye Teller
Commons15 Oct 2014Opposition Day — NHS tellayeaye Teller
Commons16 Jul 2014Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill — Programme tellnono Teller
Commons16 Jul 2014Office for Budget Responsibility to Scrutinise Tax and Spending Measures in Political Party Manifestos tellayeaye Teller
Commons1 Jul 2014Finance Bill — Clause 107 — Report on Impact of Abolishing a Tax on Unit Trusts and Similar Investment Schemes tellayeaye Teller
Commons1 Jul 2014Finance Bill — New Clause 14 — Report on Rate of Income Tax Applied to Incomes Over £150,000 tellayeaye Teller
Commons16 Jun 2014Consumer Rights Bill — Schedule 2 — Unfair Consumer Contract — Double Charging tellayeaye Teller
Commons16 Jun 2014Consumer Rights Bill — New Clause 30 — Report on Detriment Caused by Letting Agent Fees and Plans to Prohibit Detrimental Fees tellayeaye Teller
Commons6 May 2014Wales Bill — Clause 6 — Report on Benefits of Symmetry Between Scottish and Welsh Devolved Tax Systems tellayeaye Teller
Commons30 Apr 2014Wales Bill — Clause 2 — Allow Someone to Stand As Both Constituency and Regional Candidate in Welsh Assembly Election tellnono Teller
Commons1 Apr 2014Finance Bill — Carry-Over tellnono Teller
Commons1 Apr 2014Finance Bill — Second Reading tellnono Teller
Commons1 Apr 2014Finance Bill — Decline Second Reading tellayeaye Teller
Commons25 Mar 2014Budget Resolution — The Bank Levy tellnono Teller
Commons25 Mar 2014Budget Resolution — To Charge Corporation Tax for 2014-15 tellnono Teller
Commons25 Mar 2014March 2014 Budget tellnono Teller
Commons12 Mar 2014Intellectual Property Bill — New Clause 1 — Report on Plans for Future of Intellectual Property tellayeaye Teller
Commons12 Feb 2014Housing Benefit and Universal Credit — Regular Payments and Penalty for Excess Bedrooms tellayeaye Teller
Commons5 Feb 2014Opposition Day — Employment Rights — Strategy for Creating Higher Skilled Better Paid Jobs tellayeaye Teller
Commons21 Jan 2014Opposition Day — Pub Companies tellnono Teller
Commons21 Jan 2014Opposition Day — Pub Companies tellayeaye Teller
Commons8 Jan 2014Opposition Day — Housing Supply — New Towns — Empowering Local Government tellayeaye Teller
Commons16 Dec 2013Care Bill — Decline Second Reading tellayeaye Teller
Commons27 Nov 2013Opposition Day — Cost of Living tellayeaye Teller
Commons19 Nov 2013Extending Free Nursery Places — Breakfast and After-School Clubs to Provide 8am-6pm Childcare — Tax Breaks for Firms Starting to Pay a Living Wage tellayeaye Teller
Commons6 Nov 2013Opposition Day — Energy Prices tellayeaye Teller
Commons29 Oct 2013Pensions Bill — Clause 24 — Prevent Amendment of Pension Schemes for Former Nationalised Industries Following State Pension Changes tellayeaye Teller
Commons29 Oct 2013Pensions Bill — New Clause 8 — Review To Determine Pension Entitlements for Women Born on or After 6 April 1951 tellayeaye Teller
Commons16 Oct 2013Opposition Day — Zero-hours Contracts — Consultation and Call for Evidence tellayeaye Teller
Commons15 Oct 2013Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill — Schedule 8 — Abolition of Anti-Social Behaviour Orders tellayeaye Teller
Commons15 Oct 2013Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill — New Clause 26 — New Offence of Assault on Workers in Public Facing Roles tellayeaye Teller
7 Oct 2013Became Opposition Whip (Commons),
26 Nov 2012Became Member, Welsh Affairs Committee

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MP and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

AgreementPolicy
7% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
0% Academy Schools - for
84% Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
76% Action to Reduce Spread of COVID-19
100% Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
28% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
98% Apprenticeships
0% Assisted Dying
15% Asylum System - More strict
21% Authorised Criminal Conduct by Undercover Sources
17% Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
100% Bankers' Bonus Tax
50% Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
0% Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
16% Closed Material Proceedure
24% Coalition Programme for Government - For
0% Cull Badgers
100% Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
19% Delegate more powers to government ministers
7% Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
77% Do more to help refugees inclding children
94% Easier access to abortion
0% Employee Shareholder Status
59% Employment rights
15% Encourage and incentivise saving
82% Energy Prices - More Affordable
0% English Votes on English Laws etc.
100% Environmental water quality
17% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
83% European Union Integration - For
0% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
0% Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
100% Fire Safety
75% Fixed Term Parliaments
94% For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
25% Free Market Within United Kingdom
100% Fully Elected House of Lords
74% Further devolution to Northern Ireland
68% Further devolution to Scotland
74% Further devolution to Wales
100% Gambling - Against permissiveness
0% GP Commissioning in the NHS
0% Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
86% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
100% Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
43% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
70% Higher taxes on banks
50% Higher taxes on sugary drinks
100% Homosexuality - Equal rights
72% HS2 - In Favour
91% Human Rights and Equality
64% Imported Goods Must Equal UK Standards
67% In Favour of Mass Surveillance
75% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100% Incentivise membership of press regulator
28% Increase Air Passenger Duty
27% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
17% Increase the state pension age
33% Increase VAT
67% Inheritance Tax
0% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
100% Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
29% Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
10% Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
54% Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
100% Mansion Tax
87% Mass Retention of Communications Data
49% Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
50% Member trustees on pension boards
0% Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
100% Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
83% Minimum Wage
100% More Emergency Service Workers
100% More funds for social care
78% More powers for local councils
100% More restrictive planning laws
100% MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
50% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
75% Nuclear power - For
82% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
0% Phase out of Tenancies for Life
75% Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
100% Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
50% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
100% Protect tenants & leasholders from safety costs
8% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
100% Public Ownership of Railways
100% Rail Fares - Lower
50% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
8% Reduce capital gains tax
37% Reduce central funding for local government
70% Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
12% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
0% Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
22% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
25% Reducing the number of MPs - for
76% Referendum on any EU withdrawal arrangements
59% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
17% Register of Lobbyists
100% Regulate letting agent fees
38% Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
100% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0% Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
88% Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
0% Require voters to show photo ID before voting
0% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
45% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
75% Retain funds from council house sales locally
25% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
90% Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
100% Right to strike
82% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
100% Same Sex Marriage - for
0% Schools - Greater Autonomy
100% Smoking ban - In favour
75% State control of bus services
87% Stop climate change
79% Support current and former armed service members
0% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
100% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
7% Termination of pregnancy - against
13% Tougher on illegal immigration
8% Trade Unions - Restrict
70% Trident replacement - In favour
0% University Tuition Fees - For
94% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
92% Voting age - Reduce to 16
86% Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
100% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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