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Blake Stephenson vs Helena Dollimore

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

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Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire
vs
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Helena Dollimore
Lab Hastings and Rye

Voting alignment

Blake Stephenson and Helena Dollimore voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 338 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 329 different votes 338 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 2 No
Migration 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 14 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
22 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
37 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 82 shared votes
45 Aye 37 No
9 Aye 26 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 82 shared votes
45 Aye 37 No
9 Aye 26 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 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
77.6 %
5 % above average
Rank 259 of 649
410
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
446
575 eligible divisions
185
45.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
215
48.2 % of votes cast
225
54.9 % of votes cast
No votes
231
51.8 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.7 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

71
-7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 298 of 649
Appearances
81
+2.5 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 649
100
-39.3 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 649
Contributions
100
-39.3 vs Commons average
Rank 322 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
£222,164
all imported IPSA years
£203,629
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£222,164
2 % below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Tax
91 of 111 votes
#4
Transport
26 of 29 votes
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
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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