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Blake Stephenson vs Helen Whately

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Blake Stephenson and Helen Whately voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 345 shared comparable votes.

344 same votes 1 different votes 345 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
32 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
32 Aye 49 No
9 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
9 Aye 25 No
5 Aye 17 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 9 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
32 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
32 Aye 49 No
9 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
9 Aye 25 No
5 Aye 17 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

71.3 %
1 % below average
Rank 399 of 649
Participation
83.7 %
11 % above average
Rank 125 of 649
410
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,977
2,361 eligible divisions
185
45.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
943
47.7 % of votes cast
225
54.9 % of votes cast
No votes
1,034
52.3 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

71
-7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 298 of 649
Appearances
45
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 649
100
-39.3 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 649
Contributions
68
-71.3 vs Commons average
Rank 434 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
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£203,629
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19 % above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
2 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
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Tax
91 of 111 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes
#5
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API