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Chris Bryant vs Blake Stephenson

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

Photograph of Chris Bryant
Chris Bryant
Lab Rhondda and Ogmore
vs
Photograph of Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Chris Bryant and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 204 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 201 different votes 204 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
5 Aye 4 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
34 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
21 Aye 34 No
18 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
21 Aye 34 No
18 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
5 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

66.0%
7% below average
Rank 501 of 649
Participation
71.4%
1% below average
Rank 397 of 649
1,567
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
421
590 eligible divisions
891
56.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
191
45.4% of votes cast
676
43.1% of votes cast
No votes
230
54.6% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

84
+0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 242 of 649
Appearances
85
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 649
452
+306.1 vs Commons average
Rank 27 of 649
Contributions
165
+19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,807,799
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£277,046
22% above average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10% below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
5
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

Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
#2
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
#4
Tax
92 of 112 votes
Defence
52 of 71 votes
#5
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
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
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 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
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