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Dame Caroline Dinenage vs Blake Stephenson

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

Photograph of Dame Caroline Dinenage
Dame Caroline Dinenage
Con Gosport
vs
Photograph of Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Dame Caroline Dinenage and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 325 shared comparable votes.

317 same votes 8 different votes 325 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
38 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
38 Aye 43 No
9 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
9 Aye 26 No
12 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 16 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
4 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
38 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
38 Aye 43 No
9 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
9 Aye 26 No
12 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 16 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

77.4%
5% above average
Rank 258 of 650
Participation
72.0%
same as average
Rank 377 of 650
1,874
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
458
636 eligible divisions
913
48.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
207
45.2% of votes cast
961
51.3% of votes cast
No votes
251
54.8% of votes cast
15
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

85
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 650
Appearances
117
+21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 167 of 650
104
-63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 650
Contributions
266
+98.9 vs Commons average
Rank 108 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,521,725
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£285,728
26% above average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10% below average
7
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

Brexit / EU
203 of 212 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Trade
85 of 94 votes
#2
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#3
Tax
100 of 122 votes
Transport
82 of 98 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
54 of 66 votes
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 votes
#5
Work / Employment
34 of 42 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Where they voted the same
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
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