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Brian Mathew vs Esther McVey

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
vs
Photograph of Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton

Voting alignment

Brian Mathew and Esther McVey voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 165 shared comparable votes.

134 same votes 31 different votes 165 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
15 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 No
6 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 91% aligned 22 shared votes
2 Aye 20 No
3 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 90% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 88% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 6 No
Benefits 63% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 3 No
Transport 70% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 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
64.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 522 of 650
364
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,352
2,089 eligible divisions
182
50.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
619
45.8 % of votes cast
182
50.0 % of votes cast
No votes
733
54.2 % of votes cast
11
3.0 % of votes cast
Against party
54
4.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

69
-0.8 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 650
Appearances
90
+20.2 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 650
76
-48.0 vs Commons average
Rank 367 of 650
Contributions
111
-13.0 vs Commons average
Rank 229 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
£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
£157,740
30 % below average
Latest expenses
£295,931
31 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 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
62 of 69 votes
Trade
5 of 5 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
Trade
66 of 85 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 70 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
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
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