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Blake Stephenson vs Alice Macdonald

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

Photograph of Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire
vs
Photograph of Alice Macdonald
Alice Macdonald
Lab Norwich North

Voting alignment

Blake Stephenson and Alice Macdonald voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 353 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 347 different votes 353 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 17 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
22 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 No
37 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
33 Aye 37 No
9 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
33 Aye 37 No
9 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

71.9 %
1 % below average
Rank 387 of 650
Participation
84.6 %
12 % above average
Rank 108 of 650
401
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
472
558 eligible divisions
182
45.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
232
49.2 % of votes cast
219
54.6 % of votes cast
No votes
240
50.8 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

67
-1.5 vs Commons average
Rank 250 of 650
Appearances
43
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 650
90
-31.7 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
Contributions
50
-71.7 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£203,629
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£186,253
all imported IPSA years
£203,629
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£186,253
18 % below average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 registered categories
1
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
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Tax
89 of 108 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Crime / Justice
50 of 61 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Defence
27 of 33 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
60 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
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