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Blake Stephenson vs Sarah Pochin

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
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Photograph of Sarah Pochin
Sarah Pochin
RUK Runcorn and Helsby

Voting alignment

Blake Stephenson and Sarah Pochin voted the same way 94% of the time, based on 168 shared comparable votes.

158 same votes 10 different votes 168 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
9 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
4 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
0 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 13 shared votes
0 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 5 No
Benefits 100% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 100% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 2 No
Transport 88% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 7 No
Housing 91% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
4 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 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
57.0 %
16 % below average
Rank 596 of 650
405
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
215
377 eligible divisions
184
45.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
93
43.3 % of votes cast
221
54.6 % of votes cast
No votes
122
56.7 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
7
3.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 2025

Debates

67
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 650
Appearances
75
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 650
90
-35.8 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
Contributions
88
-37.8 vs Commons average
Rank 320 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
£0
all imported IPSA years
£203,629
10 % below average
Latest expenses
n/a
average unavailable
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 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
Trade
5 of 5 votes
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Tax
91 of 111 votes
#3
Housing
22 of 24 votes
Crime / Justice
50 of 61 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 10 votes
Defence
27 of 33 votes
#5
Migration
7 of 9 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No rebel
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
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API