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Blake Stephenson vs Jesse Norman

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 Jesse Norman
Jesse Norman
Con Hereford and South Herefordshire

Voting alignment

Blake Stephenson and Jesse Norman voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 327 shared comparable votes.

327 same votes 0 different votes 327 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
33 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
33 Aye 42 No
18 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
18 Aye 25 No
6 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
6 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
6 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
33 Aye 42 No
18 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
18 Aye 25 No
6 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
6 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
6 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

71.4%
1% below average
Rank 397 of 649
Participation
72.1%
1% below average
Rank 377 of 649
421
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,713
2,376 eligible divisions
191
45.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
791
46.2% of votes cast
230
54.6% of votes cast
No votes
922
53.8% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

85
+1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 650
Appearances
52
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 650
165
+19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 650
Contributions
101
-44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 335 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
£1,812,464
all imported IPSA years
£203,629
10% below average
Latest expenses
£134,182
41% below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
87 of 91 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Tax
92 of 112 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 66 votes
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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