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Brian Mathew vs Jo Stevens

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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Jo Stevens
Lab Cardiff East

Voting alignment

Brian Mathew and Jo Stevens voted the same way 13% of the time, based on 247 shared comparable votes.

31 same votes 216 different votes 247 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
2 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 40% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 29% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 2 No
Housing 25% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
10 Aye 2 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
2 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 16 No
Education 5% aligned 21 shared votes
17 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 10% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 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 512 of 649
Participation
74.1 %
1 % above average
Rank 335 of 649
375
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,749
2,361 eligible divisions
188
50.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
958
54.8 % of votes cast
187
49.9 % of votes cast
No votes
791
45.2 % of votes cast
11
2.9 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

79
+1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 650
Appearances
29
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 549 of 650
87
-51.3 vs Commons average
Rank 363 of 650
Contributions
149
+10.7 vs Commons average
Rank 180 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
£1,912,752
all imported IPSA years
£157,740
30 % below average
Latest expenses
£253,083
12 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#4
Trade
75 of 91 votes
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
#5
Education
77 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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