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Alex Mayer vs Steve Barclay

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

Photograph of Alex Mayer
Alex Mayer
Lab Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
vs
Photograph of Steve Barclay
Steve Barclay
Con North East Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Alex Mayer and Steve Barclay voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 382 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 374 different votes 382 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
1 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 17% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
1 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 14% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
24 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 45 shared votes
19 Aye 26 No
44 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
34 Aye 44 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
34 Aye 44 No
26 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
6 Aye 26 No
16 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

95.0%
23% above average
Rank 1 of 650
Participation
71.6%
1% below average
Rank 392 of 650
589
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,722
2,406 eligible divisions
293
49.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
824
47.9% of votes cast
296
50.3% of votes cast
No votes
898
52.1% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

73
-20.0 vs Commons average
Rank 340 of 650
Appearances
92
-1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 650
84
-78.0 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 650
Contributions
137
-25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£198,550
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,422,084
all imported IPSA years
£198,550
12% below average
Latest expenses
£231,894
3% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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

Education
50 of 50 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
193 of 212 votes
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
Defence
34 of 34 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
53 of 66 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 234 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
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