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Chris Curtis vs Blake Stephenson

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

Photograph of Chris Curtis
Chris Curtis
Lab Milton Keynes North
vs
Photograph of Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Chris Curtis and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 334 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 329 different votes 334 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
13 Aye 7 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
23 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
43 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
37 Aye 43 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
37 Aye 43 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

81.0 %
8 % above average
Rank 182 of 650
Participation
71.9 %
1 % below average
Rank 387 of 650
452
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
401
558 eligible divisions
223
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
182
45.4 % of votes cast
229
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
219
54.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % 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

22
-47.8 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 650
Appearances
68
-1.8 vs Commons average
Rank 257 of 650
29
-94.9 vs Commons average
Rank 561 of 650
Contributions
91
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 306 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£182,956
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£182,956
19 % below average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10 % below average
13
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 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

Energy
17 of 17 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#3
Tax
89 of 108 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
50 of 61 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 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
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
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API