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Blake Stephenson vs Mr Angus MacDonald

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
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Mr Angus MacDonald
LD Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

Voting alignment

Blake Stephenson and Mr Angus MacDonald voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 240 shared comparable votes.

196 same votes 44 different votes 240 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
21 Aye 36 No
Tax 95% aligned 57 shared votes
24 Aye 33 No
7 Aye 10 No
Education 94% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 94% aligned 16 shared votes
3 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 93% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 8 No
Defence 84% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 4 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 5 No
Energy 43% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 9 No
Housing 53% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 2 No
Foreign Affairs 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 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
59.5%
13% below average
Rank 578 of 649
421
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
351
590 eligible divisions
191
45.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
187
53.3% of votes cast
230
54.6% of votes cast
No votes
164
46.7% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
15
4.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

85
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 649
Appearances
56
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 649
165
+19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 649
Contributions
78
-67.9 vs Commons average
Rank 415 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
£196,056
all imported IPSA years
£203,629
10% below average
Latest expenses
£196,056
13% below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 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
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Tax
92 of 112 votes
#4
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
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