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Blake Stephenson vs Lee Anderson

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 Lee Anderson
Lee Anderson
RUK Ashfield

Voting alignment

Blake Stephenson and Lee Anderson voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 252 shared comparable votes.

245 same votes 7 different votes 252 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
22 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
22 Aye 43 No
6 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 8 No
Housing 92% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 7 No
Transport 92% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
16 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
22 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
22 Aye 43 No
6 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 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
75.3 %
3 % above average
Rank 305 of 649
410
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,238
1,643 eligible divisions
185
45.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
620
50.1 % of votes cast
225
54.9 % of votes cast
No votes
618
49.9 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

70
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 650
Appearances
56
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 650
99
-39.3 vs Commons average
Rank 318 of 650
Contributions
80
-58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 385 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
£1,149,279
all imported IPSA years
£203,629
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£264,074
17 % above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
10
5 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
Trade
53 of 53 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
Tax
91 of 111 votes
#4
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes
#5
Migration
134 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
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