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Aphra Brandreth vs Esther McVey

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


Voting alignment

Aphra Brandreth and Esther McVey voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 225 shared comparable votes.

224 same votes 1 different votes 225 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
20 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No
4 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
4 Aye 28 No
14 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No
4 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
4 Aye 28 No
14 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

65.2%
7% below average
Rank 517 of 650
Participation
64.6%
8% below average
Rank 523 of 650
394
604 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,379
2,135 eligible divisions
186
47.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
632
45.8% of votes cast
208
52.8% of votes cast
No votes
747
54.2% of votes cast
15
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
54
3.9% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

94
+7.1 vs Commons average
Rank 213 of 650
Appearances
114
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 650
112
-39.4 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 650
Contributions
162
+10.6 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£250,031
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
£250,031
11% above average
Latest expenses
£295,931
31% above average
12
5 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
2
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
5 of 5 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
62 of 70 votes
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Trade
8 of 10 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Trade
71 of 90 votes
Tax
80 of 114 votes
#5
Transport
67 of 88 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API