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Carolyn Harris vs Blake Stephenson

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

Photograph of Carolyn Harris
Carolyn Harris
Lab Neath and Swansea East
vs
Photograph of Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Carolyn Harris and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 298 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 293 different votes 298 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
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 7 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 42 shared votes
17 Aye 25 No
45 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
22 Aye 45 No
26 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
8 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
22 Aye 45 No
26 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
8 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
13 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

75.3 %
2 % above average
Rank 317 of 648
Participation
71.7 %
2 % below average
Rank 397 of 648
1,740
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
377
526 eligible divisions
1,007
57.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
166
44.0 % of votes cast
733
42.1 % of votes cast
No votes
211
56.0 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

37
-23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 446 of 648
Appearances
71
+10.6 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 648
22
-86.9 vs Commons average
Rank 586 of 648
Contributions
91
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,394,912
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£305,970
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10 % below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
0
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
62 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#2
Transport
18 of 21 votes
Education
82 of 95 votes
#3
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 75 votes
#4
Tax
89 of 108 votes
Devolution / Local Government
54 of 65 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
50 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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