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Dame Harriett Baldwin vs Esther McVey

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

Photograph of Dame Harriett Baldwin
Dame Harriett Baldwin
Con West Worcestershire
vs
Photograph of Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton

Voting alignment

Dame Harriett Baldwin and Esther McVey voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,250 shared comparable votes.

1,216 same votes 34 different votes 1,250 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
58 Aye 101 No
Tax 100% aligned 159 shared votes
58 Aye 101 No
73 Aye 32 No
Migration 100% aligned 105 shared votes
73 Aye 32 No
25 Aye 36 No
Trade 100% aligned 61 shared votes
25 Aye 36 No
32 Aye 26 No
Transport 100% aligned 58 shared votes
32 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 33 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 55 shared votes
22 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 76% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
63 Aye 100 No
Brexit / EU 94% aligned 163 shared votes
58 Aye 105 No
56 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 110 shared votes
56 Aye 54 No
15 Aye 11 No
Housing 96% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 97% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

81.4%
9% above average
Rank 167 of 650
Participation
64.5%
8% below average
Rank 517 of 650
1,971
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,398
2,167 eligible divisions
927
47.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
643
46.0% of votes cast
1,044
53.0% of votes cast
No votes
755
54.0% of votes cast
17
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
54
3.9% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

122
+26.4 vs Commons average
Rank 150 of 650
Appearances
145
+49.4 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 650
151
-15.4 vs Commons average
Rank 245 of 650
Contributions
189
+22.6 vs Commons average
Rank 185 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,496,334
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
£247,722
10% above average
Latest expenses
£295,931
31% above average
11
5 registered categories
Registered interests
8
3 registered categories
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
208 of 212 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
Defence
66 of 71 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#4
Trade
71 of 90 votes
Trade
79 of 94 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Home Detention Curfew) Order 2023 22 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No
Financial Markets and Services Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 7 Dec 2022
Aye rebel
Aye
Health and Care Bill: Motion to insist on disagreement with LA 80 25 Apr 2022
NHS / Health
No rebel
Aye
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill: Motion to insist on disagreement to LA 73 25 Apr 2022
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Health and Care Bill: Third Reading 23 Nov 2021
NHS / Health
No rebel
Aye
Health and Care Bill Report Stage: New Clause 49 22 Nov 2021
NHS / Health
No rebel
Aye
Social Security (Up-rating of Benefits) Bill Lords Amendments Motion to disagree LA1 15 Nov 2021
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Environment Bill: Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 45 20 Oct 2021
Environment / Climate
No rebel
Aye
Health and Social Care Levy Bill: Third Reading 14 Sept 2021
No rebel
Aye
Health and Social Care Levy Bill: Second Reading 14 Sept 2021
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
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
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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