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Blake Stephenson vs Pat McFadden

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 Pat McFadden
Pat McFadden
Lab Wolverhampton South East

Voting alignment

Blake Stephenson and Pat McFadden voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 171 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 168 different votes 171 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
4 Aye 16 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 17 No
Tax 0% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 17 No
Tax 0% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 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
65.5%
7% below average
Rank 508 of 649
421
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,557
2,376 eligible divisions
191
45.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
898
57.7% of votes cast
230
54.6% of votes cast
No votes
659
42.3% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

84
+1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 649
Appearances
35
-47.3 vs Commons average
Rank 526 of 649
164
+20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 649
Contributions
255
+111.5 vs Commons average
Rank 84 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
£2,498,186
all imported IPSA years
£203,629
10% below average
Latest expenses
£225,631
same as average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Brexit / EU
184 of 211 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
#3
Trade
75 of 91 votes
Tax
92 of 112 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
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