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Blake Stephenson vs James Murray

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 James Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North

Voting alignment

Blake Stephenson and James Murray voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 269 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 265 different votes 269 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 7 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 3 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
37 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
47 Aye 37 No
9 Aye 24 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
47 Aye 37 No
9 Aye 24 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
1 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 16 shared votes
15 Aye 1 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
73.1 %
same as average
Rank 357 of 650
405
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,193
1,631 eligible divisions
184
45.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
636
53.3 % of votes cast
221
54.6 % of votes cast
No votes
557
46.7 % 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
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

67
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 650
Appearances
69
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 650
90
-35.8 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
Contributions
587
+461.2 vs Commons average
Rank 11 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
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£203,629
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30 % above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
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
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
#2
Housing
48 of 53 votes
Tax
91 of 111 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Crime / Justice
50 of 61 votes
#4
Migration
130 of 152 votes
Defence
27 of 33 votes
#5
Education
57 of 68 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 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
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
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API