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Christine Jardine vs Esther McVey

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

Photograph of Christine Jardine
Christine Jardine
LD Edinburgh West
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Photograph of Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton

Voting alignment

Christine Jardine and Esther McVey voted the same way 15% of the time, based on 960 shared comparable votes.

142 same votes 818 different votes 960 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
17 Aye 8 No
Education 60% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 44% aligned 9 shared votes
1 Aye 8 No
69 Aye 52 No
Tax 33% aligned 121 shared votes
40 Aye 81 No
8 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 31% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
26 Aye 16 No
Defence 31% aligned 42 shared votes
17 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
25 Aye 28 No
Trade 2% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
26 Aye 80 No
Migration 3% aligned 106 shared votes
77 Aye 29 No
92 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 153 shared votes
56 Aye 97 No
14 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 4% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

66.2%
6% below average
Rank 497 of 649
Participation
64.7%
8% below average
Rank 522 of 649
1,405
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,373
2,121 eligible divisions
784
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
630
45.9% of votes cast
621
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
743
54.1% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
54
3.9% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

154
+70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 649
Appearances
110
+26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 649
159
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649
Contributions
161
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,941,958
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
£318,822
41% above average
Latest expenses
£295,931
31% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
16
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

Brexit / EU
176 of 188 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Migration
136 of 163 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 46 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 87 votes
Trade
68 of 87 votes
#5
Transport
67 of 88 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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