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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.


Voting alignment

Blake Stephenson and Sarah Pochin voted the same way 94% of the time, based on 177 shared comparable votes.

167 same votes 10 different votes 177 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

71.4%
1% below average
Rank 397 of 649
Participation
57.4%
15% below average
Rank 593 of 649
421
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
232
404 eligible divisions
191
45.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
105
45.3% of votes cast
230
54.6% of votes cast
No votes
127
54.7% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
7
3.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 2025

Debates

85
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 649
Appearances
98
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 178 of 649
165
+19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 649
Contributions
118
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 280 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
£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
7 of 7 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 10 votes
Tax
92 of 112 votes
#4
Housing
22 of 25 votes
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes
#5
Energy
6 of 8 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API