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Blake Stephenson vs Stuart Anderson

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 Stuart Anderson
Stuart Anderson
Con South Shropshire

Voting alignment

Blake Stephenson and Stuart Anderson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 312 shared comparable votes.

312 same votes 0 different votes 312 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
31 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
31 Aye 39 No
21 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
7 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
31 Aye 39 No
21 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
7 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 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
76.0%
3% above average
Rank 286 of 649
421
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,260
1,658 eligible divisions
191
45.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
607
48.2% of votes cast
230
54.6% of votes cast
No votes
653
51.8% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

85
+1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 650
Appearances
65
-18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 348 of 650
165
+19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 650
Contributions
111
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 314 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
£1,320,074
all imported IPSA years
£203,629
10% below average
Latest expenses
£303,089
34% above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#2
Energy
42 of 48 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Tax
92 of 112 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
145 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
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