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Alex Easton vs Esther McVey

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

Photograph of Alex Easton
Alex Easton
Ind North Down
vs
Photograph of Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton

Voting alignment

Alex Easton and Esther McVey voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 123 shared comparable votes.

118 same votes 5 different votes 123 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
9 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
6 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
1 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 5 No
Benefits 67% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 7 No
Defence 93% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
6 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

43.7 %
29 % below average
Rank 630 of 649
Participation
64.8 %
8 % below average
Rank 519 of 649
251
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,364
2,106 eligible divisions
118
47.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
624
45.7 % of votes cast
133
53.0 % of votes cast
No votes
740
54.3 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
54
4.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

96
+18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 650
Appearances
104
+26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650
124
-14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 650
Contributions
145
+6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£190,220
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
£190,220
16 % below average
Latest expenses
£295,931
31 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Trade
5 of 7 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 87 votes
Democracy / Parliament
6 of 10 votes
#5
Transport
67 of 88 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 3 Jun 2025
Defence
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 15 Oct 2024
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
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