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Alison Hume vs Esther McVey

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

Photograph of Alison Hume
Alison Hume
Lab Scarborough and Whitby
vs
Photograph of Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton

Voting alignment

Alison Hume and Esther McVey voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 209 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 205 different votes 209 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
5 Aye 5 No
Benefits 10% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
27 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
10 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
10 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

80.3 %
8 % above average
Rank 193 of 649
Participation
64.8 %
8 % below average
Rank 520 of 649
456
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,360
2,099 eligible divisions
219
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
622
45.7 % of votes cast
237
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
738
54.3 % of votes cast
4
0.9 % of votes cast
Against party
54
4.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

76
+0.8 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 649
Appearances
105
+29.8 vs Commons average
Rank 127 of 649
94
-39.4 vs Commons average
Rank 325 of 649
Contributions
124
-9.4 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£231,319
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
£231,319
2 % above average
Latest expenses
£295,931
31 % above average
3
3 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

Migration
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#4
Trade
66 of 85 votes
Defence
32 of 34 votes
#5
Transport
67 of 88 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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