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Blake Stephenson vs Becky Gittins

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 Becky Gittins
Becky Gittins
Lab Clwyd East

Voting alignment

Blake Stephenson and Becky Gittins voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 374 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 366 different votes 374 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
7 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 17 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
20 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 48 shared votes
27 Aye 21 No
36 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
38 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
38 Aye 36 No
8 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 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

71.4%
1% below average
Rank 397 of 649
Participation
85.1%
12% above average
Rank 92 of 649
421
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
502
590 eligible divisions
191
45.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
253
50.4% of votes cast
230
54.6% of votes cast
No votes
249
49.6% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

80
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 649
Appearances
25
-56.7 vs Commons average
Rank 575 of 649
116
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 649
Contributions
32
-110.3 vs Commons average
Rank 568 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£203,629
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£187,132
all imported IPSA years
£203,629
10% below average
Latest expenses
£187,132
17% below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Tax
92 of 112 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
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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