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Blake Stephenson vs Ruth Cadbury

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 Ruth Cadbury
Ruth Cadbury
Lab Brentford and Isleworth

Voting alignment

Blake Stephenson and Ruth Cadbury voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 319 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 315 different votes 319 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
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
21 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 36 shared votes
13 Aye 23 No
33 Aye 50 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
50 Aye 33 No
9 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 50 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
50 Aye 33 No
9 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 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
74.9 %
2 % above average
Rank 320 of 650
405
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,759
2,349 eligible divisions
184
45.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
979
55.7 % of votes cast
221
54.6 % of votes cast
No votes
780
44.3 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

67
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 650
Appearances
56
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 650
90
-35.8 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
Contributions
65
-60.8 vs Commons average
Rank 413 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
£2,210,414
all imported IPSA years
£203,629
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£293,505
30 % above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Tax
91 of 111 votes
#3
Transport
78 of 95 votes
Crime / Justice
50 of 61 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Defence
27 of 33 votes
#5
Education
77 of 95 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
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
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API