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Stephen Doughty

Labour (Co-op) Cardiff South and Penarth

Voting record

3
Voted for
2
Voted against
4
Didn’t vote

Based on 9 recorded Commons divisions at Second or Third Reading of bills tracked by Hear, Hear — not a full voting record. “Didn’t vote” means Parliament has no vote recorded for them in that division (absent, abstained, paired, or excused). See the All votes tab below for every division.

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Whip meter Estimate 76%

How often Stephen Doughty voted the same way as most of the Labour (Co-op) party, across every recorded division. Parliament doesn’t publish whether a vote was officially whipped, so this is our best estimate from the public record — not a confirmed fact.

Recent votes
Representation of the People Bill — voted didn't vote at 3rd reading
Immigration and Asylum Bill — voted didn't vote at 2nd reading
Railways Bill — voted Aye at 3rd reading
Courts and Tribunals Bill — voted Aye at 2nd reading
Railways Bill — voted Aye at 2nd reading
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill — voted didn't vote at 2nd reading
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — voted No at 3rd reading
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — voted No at 3rd reading

Government & opposition roles

Stephen Doughty currently holds 1 government or shadow front-bench post. See Government for who else currently holds one.

Currently holds
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) — Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office — since 2024-07-08 Government
Previously held
Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and International Development) — Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (2020-09-02 to 2024-05-30) Shadow
Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) — Foreign and Commonwealth Office (2020-04-10 to 2020-09-02) Shadow
Shadow Minister (International Development) — Department for International Development (2020-04-10 to 2020-09-02) Shadow
Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) — Foreign and Commonwealth Office (2015-10-28 to 2016-01-06) Shadow
Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills) — Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (2015-09-18 to 2015-10-28) Shadow
Opposition Whip (Commons) — Whips Office (Commons) (2013-10-07 to 2015-09-18) Shadow

Declared financial interests

Nothing on file for Stephen Doughty yet, or they have no interests currently registered. Parliament’s official register for Stephen Doughty →

Written questions to government

No written questions on file for Stephen Doughty yet — this only covers what Hear, Hear has fetched so far (see Written questions), not necessarily every question Stephen Doughty has ever tabled.

Business costs (IPSA)

£298,378.47 paid out to or for Stephen Doughty across 92 claims — combining every financial year on file, not just the current one — covering office costs, accommodation, travel, and bought-in/temporary staffing. This does not include Stephen Doughty’s permanent staff’s salaries — typically the biggest single share of an MP’s real costs — which IPSA only publishes once a year, after the year closes, as one aggregate figure, never as individual claims. Some categories (especially travel) are reported by IPSA as one whole-year total rather than itemised by date — marked “Aggregated” below. See MP expenses to filter this to a single year.

By category
Staffing — £242,313.45 (1 claim)
Accommodation — £22,686.00 (12 claims)
Office Costs — £22,198.04 (55 claims)
Staff Travel — £5,836.80 (9 claims)
MP Travel — £4,777.49 (9 claims)
Miscellaneous — £566.69 (6 claims)
Most recent claims
Training - staff — £594.00, 2026-02-16 — CAUSEWAYCREATIVE.CO.UK
Translation services - other languages — £328.00, 2025-10-17 — Interpreter/translator for constituency meeting
Mobile telephone - equipment purchase — £381.33, 2025-10-17 — BACK MARKET
TV licence — £130.99, 2025-06-18 — TVLICENSING.CO.UK [200013634-428]
Translation services (Welsh Language) — £66.00, 2025-05-27 — Translation of MP news for website
Software & applications — £1,229.33, 2025-05-15 — ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES [200013634-427]
Equipment - purchase — £506.00, 2025-05-08 — Office furniture
Stationery & printing — £88.87, 2025-04-11 — XMA March 2025

Every claim on file for Stephen Doughty →

Early Day Motions

No Early Day Motions on file as tabled by Stephen Doughty — this only covers motions tabled within Hear, Hear’s current tracking window (see Early Day Motions), not necessarily Stephen Doughty’s full record.

All-Party Parliamentary Groups

Stephen Doughty isn’t listed as an officer of any All-Party Parliamentary Group on file — true of most MPs. See APPGs for the full register.

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