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Alex Burghart vs Blake Stephenson

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Alex Burghart
Alex Burghart
Con Brentwood and Ongar
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Photograph of Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Alex Burghart and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 308 shared comparable votes.

308 same votes 0 different votes 308 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
31 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
31 Aye 39 No
16 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
16 Aye 24 No
6 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
31 Aye 39 No
16 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
16 Aye 24 No
6 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

85.5 %
12 % above average
Rank 102 of 648
Participation
71.7 %
2 % below average
Rank 397 of 648
1,758
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
377
526 eligible divisions
844
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
166
44.0 % of votes cast
914
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
211
56.0 % of votes cast
4
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

58
-2.7 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 648
Appearances
71
+10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 648
103
-6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 648
Contributions
91
-18.3 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,112,100
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£203,620
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Brexit / EU
188 of 188 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
154 of 161 votes
#2
Transport
18 of 21 votes
Trade
80 of 84 votes
#3
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
Defence
55 of 59 votes
#4
Tax
89 of 108 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 40 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
50 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API