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Brian Mathew vs Blake Stephenson

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Brian Mathew
Brian Mathew
LD Melksham and Devizes
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Photograph of Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Brian Mathew and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 271 shared comparable votes.

222 same votes 49 different votes 271 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
25 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
25 Aye 39 No
7 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
4 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 89% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 86% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 12 No
Benefits 82% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 1 No
Energy 33% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 6 No
Housing 53% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 60% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

65.2 %
7 % below average
Rank 515 of 650
Participation
71.9 %
1 % below average
Rank 387 of 650
364
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
401
558 eligible divisions
182
50.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
182
45.4 % of votes cast
182
50.0 % of votes cast
No votes
219
54.6 % of votes cast
11
3.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

69
-0.8 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 650
Appearances
68
-1.8 vs Commons average
Rank 257 of 650
76
-47.9 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 650
Contributions
91
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 306 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£157,740
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£157,740
30 % below average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
0
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
5 of 5 votes
#2
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
Tax
89 of 108 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
50 of 61 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 33 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 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