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Chris Bloore vs Blake Stephenson

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

Photograph of Chris Bloore
Chris Bloore
Lab Redditch
vs
Photograph of Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Chris Bloore and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 312 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 307 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
12 Aye 6 No
Benefits 17% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
38 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
26 Aye 38 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
4 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
26 Aye 38 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
4 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

73.5 %
1 % above average
Rank 347 of 650
Participation
71.9 %
1 % below average
Rank 387 of 650
410
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
401
558 eligible divisions
202
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
182
45.4 % of votes cast
208
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
219
54.6 % of votes cast
2
0.5 % 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

104
+34.2 vs Commons average
Rank 105 of 650
Appearances
67
-2.8 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 650
115
-9.0 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 650
Contributions
90
-34.0 vs Commons average
Rank 311 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£167,691
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£167,691
26 % below average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
1
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
Transport
25 of 26 votes
#3
Tax
89 of 108 votes
Migration
10 of 11 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
50 of 61 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API