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Blake Stephenson vs Samantha Dixon

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 Samantha Dixon
Samantha Dixon
Lab Chester North and Neston

Voting alignment

Blake Stephenson and Samantha Dixon voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 347 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 339 different votes 347 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 9 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 3 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
19 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
37 Aye 41 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
41 Aye 37 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 41 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
41 Aye 37 No
6 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

72.3%
same as average
Rank 374 of 650
Participation
73.3%
1% above average
Rank 346 of 650
456
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
762
1,040 eligible divisions
207
45.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
376
49.3% of votes cast
249
54.6% of votes cast
No votes
386
50.7% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
3 years, 11 months
Since 1 Dec 2022

Debates

114
+19.4 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 650
Appearances
78
-16.6 vs Commons average
Rank 324 of 650
258
+93.2 vs Commons average
Rank 109 of 650
Contributions
291
+126.2 vs Commons average
Rank 89 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
£667,714
all imported IPSA years
£203,629
10% below average
Latest expenses
£311,379
38% above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
17 of 17 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
12 of 12 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Tax
99 of 121 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 50 votes
Crime / Justice
54 of 66 votes
#4
Migration
83 of 97 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 42 votes
#5
Energy
27 of 33 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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