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Blake Stephenson vs Emma Foody

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 Emma Foody
Emma Foody
Lab Cramlington and Killingworth

Voting alignment

Blake Stephenson and Emma Foody voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 347 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 339 different votes 347 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 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
19 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
29 Aye 49 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
49 Aye 29 No
9 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 49 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
49 Aye 29 No
9 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 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 387 of 650
Participation
83.7 %
11 % above average
Rank 126 of 650
401
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
467
558 eligible divisions
182
45.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
231
49.5 % of votes cast
219
54.6 % of votes cast
No votes
236
50.5 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

68
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 650
Appearances
54
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 650
91
-32.8 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 650
Contributions
69
-54.8 vs Commons average
Rank 400 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
£188,107
all imported IPSA years
£203,629
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£188,107
17 % below average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Tax
89 of 108 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Crime / Justice
50 of 61 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Defence
27 of 33 votes
#5
Energy
16 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 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
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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