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Blake Stephenson vs Ms Julie Minns

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 Ms Julie Minns
Ms Julie Minns
Lab Carlisle

Voting alignment

Blake Stephenson and Ms Julie Minns voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 349 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 344 different votes 349 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 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
38 Aye 52 No
Tax 0% aligned 90 shared votes
52 Aye 38 No
8 Aye 26 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 52 No
Tax 0% aligned 90 shared votes
52 Aye 38 No
8 Aye 26 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 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
85.8 %
13 % above average
Rank 85 of 650
405
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
483
563 eligible divisions
184
45.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
254
52.6 % of votes cast
221
54.6 % of votes cast
No votes
229
47.4 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

67
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 650
Appearances
175
+104.1 vs Commons average
Rank 20 of 650
90
-35.8 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
Contributions
194
+68.2 vs Commons average
Rank 105 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
£180,792
all imported IPSA years
£203,629
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£180,792
20 % below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Tax
91 of 111 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Crime / Justice
50 of 61 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Defence
27 of 33 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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