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Blake Stephenson vs Claire Hughes

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 Claire Hughes
Claire Hughes
Lab Bangor Aberconwy

Voting alignment

Blake Stephenson and Claire Hughes voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 359 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 354 different votes 359 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
14 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
37 Aye 52 No
Tax 0% aligned 89 shared votes
52 Aye 37 No
9 Aye 26 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 52 No
Tax 0% aligned 89 shared votes
52 Aye 37 No
9 Aye 26 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 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 386 of 650
Participation
90.4 %
18 % above average
Rank 17 of 650
405
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
509
563 eligible divisions
184
45.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
264
51.9 % of votes cast
221
54.6 % of votes cast
No votes
245
48.1 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

67
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 650
Appearances
8
-62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 623 of 650
90
-35.8 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
Contributions
8
-117.8 vs Commons average
Rank 624 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
£180,797
all imported IPSA years
£203,629
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£180,797
20 % 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
Education
49 of 49 votes
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Tax
91 of 111 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Crime / Justice
50 of 61 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Defence
27 of 33 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 20 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 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
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
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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