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Dame Karen Bradley vs Blake Stephenson

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

Photograph of Dame Karen Bradley
Dame Karen Bradley
Con Staffordshire Moorlands
vs
Photograph of Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Dame Karen Bradley and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 243 shared comparable votes.

243 same votes 0 different votes 243 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
20 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 46 shared votes
20 Aye 26 No
7 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
1 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
1 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 46 shared votes
20 Aye 26 No
7 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
1 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
1 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

67.0%
6% below average
Rank 477 of 649
Participation
71.4%
1% below average
Rank 397 of 649
1,592
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
421
590 eligible divisions
744
46.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
191
45.4% of votes cast
848
53.3% of votes cast
No votes
230
54.6% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

73
-11.8 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 650
Appearances
85
+0.2 vs Commons average
Rank 250 of 650
79
-68.7 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 650
Contributions
165
+17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,878,658
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£283,093
25% above average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10% below average
13
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
11
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
188 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 votes
#2
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
Work / Employment
61 of 77 votes
#4
Tax
92 of 112 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
#5
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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