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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 166 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 163 different votes 166 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

72.2 %
same as average
Rank 381 of 649
Participation
65.6 %
7 % below average
Rank 506 of 649
410
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,545
2,354 eligible divisions
185
45.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
893
57.8 % of votes cast
225
54.9 % of votes cast
No votes
652
42.2 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

74
-1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 649
Appearances
36
-39.1 vs Commons average
Rank 507 of 649
103
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 649
Contributions
257
+123.7 vs Commons average
Rank 68 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
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#3
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
#4
Trade
73 of 89 votes
Tax
91 of 111 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 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
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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