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Blake Stephenson vs Kerry McCarthy

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 Kerry McCarthy
Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East

Voting alignment

Blake Stephenson and Kerry McCarthy voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 348 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 345 different votes 348 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
5 Aye 16 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
34 Aye 50 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
50 Aye 34 No
8 Aye 26 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 50 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
50 Aye 34 No
8 Aye 26 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
16 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 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
79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 225 of 650
405
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,856
2,349 eligible divisions
184
45.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,042
56.1 % of votes cast
221
54.6 % of votes cast
No votes
814
43.9 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

67
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 650
Appearances
66
-4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
90
-35.8 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
Contributions
93
-32.8 vs Commons average
Rank 303 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
£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
£203,629
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£309,387
37 % above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
#2
Defence
64 of 70 votes
Tax
91 of 111 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Crime / Justice
50 of 61 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Defence
27 of 33 votes
#5
Education
83 of 95 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
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API