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Blake Stephenson vs Carolyn Harris

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
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Carolyn Harris
Lab Neath and Swansea East

Voting alignment

Blake Stephenson and Carolyn Harris voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 328 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 323 different votes 328 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
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 17 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
17 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
24 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
45 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 27 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
45 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 27 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 18 shared votes
14 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
75.1%
3% above average
Rank 308 of 649
421
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,785
2,376 eligible divisions
191
45.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,025
57.4% of votes cast
230
54.6% of votes cast
No votes
760
42.6% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

80
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 649
Appearances
49
-32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 452 of 649
116
-26.2 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 649
Contributions
29
-113.2 vs Commons average
Rank 579 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
£2,394,912
all imported IPSA years
£203,629
10% below average
Latest expenses
£305,970
35% above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
1
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
#3
Education
83 of 96 votes
Tax
92 of 112 votes
#4
Work / Employment
66 of 77 votes
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
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
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
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
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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