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Blake Stephenson vs Christian Wakeford

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 Christian Wakeford
Christian Wakeford
Lab Bury South

Voting alignment

Blake Stephenson and Christian Wakeford voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 349 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 344 different votes 349 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 17 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
18 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
33 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
39 Aye 33 No
9 Aye 24 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
39 Aye 33 No
9 Aye 24 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 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 386 of 650
Participation
86.0 %
13 % above average
Rank 77 of 650
405
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,403
1,631 eligible divisions
184
45.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
673
48.0 % of votes cast
221
54.6 % of votes cast
No votes
730
52.0 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

67
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 650
Appearances
1
-69.9 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 650
90
-35.8 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
Contributions
1
-124.8 vs Commons average
Rank 633 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
£1,415,566
all imported IPSA years
£203,629
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£335,718
48 % above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
50 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
#2
Defence
68 of 69 votes
Tax
91 of 111 votes
#3
Work / Employment
61 of 65 votes
Crime / Justice
50 of 61 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Defence
27 of 33 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
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 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
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Voting source Commons Votes API