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Blake Stephenson vs Sarah Gibson

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 Sarah Gibson
Sarah Gibson
LD Chippenham

Voting alignment

Blake Stephenson and Sarah Gibson voted the same way 75% of the time, based on 238 shared comparable votes.

179 same votes 59 different votes 238 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 11 No
Education 100% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
21 Aye 31 No
Tax 94% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
6 Aye 6 No
Defence 92% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 89% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 86% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 4 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 4 No
Energy 33% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 8 No
Housing 55% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 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
62.5 %
10 % below average
Rank 549 of 649
410
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
355
568 eligible divisions
185
45.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
189
53.2 % of votes cast
225
54.9 % of votes cast
No votes
166
46.8 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

74
-1.2 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 649
Appearances
22
-53.2 vs Commons average
Rank 578 of 649
103
-30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 649
Contributions
28
-105.4 vs Commons average
Rank 574 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
£230,135
all imported IPSA years
£203,629
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£230,135
2 % above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
#2
Trade
5 of 5 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
#4
Work / Employment
27 of 37 votes
Tax
91 of 111 votes
#5
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API