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Blake Stephenson vs Christine Jardine

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
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Photograph of Christine Jardine
Christine Jardine
LD Edinburgh West

Voting alignment

Blake Stephenson and Christine Jardine voted the same way 73% of the time, based on 216 shared comparable votes.

158 same votes 58 different votes 216 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
8 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 34 No
Tax 94% aligned 52 shared votes
21 Aye 31 No
4 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 87% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 8 No
Defence 80% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 77% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 4 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
1 Aye 7 No
Housing 38% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 5 No
Energy 43% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
0 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 60% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

72.2 %
same as average
Rank 381 of 649
Participation
66.6 %
6 % below average
Rank 488 of 649
410
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,398
2,099 eligible divisions
185
45.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
779
55.7 % of votes cast
225
54.9 % of votes cast
No votes
619
44.3 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

74
-1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 649
Appearances
150
+74.9 vs Commons average
Rank 45 of 649
103
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 649
Contributions
155
+21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 168 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
£1,941,958
all imported IPSA years
£203,629
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£318,822
41 % above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
16
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
Brexit / EU
176 of 188 votes
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
#2
Migration
136 of 161 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 85 votes
Tax
91 of 111 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
36 of 46 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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