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Daniel Zeichner vs Blake Stephenson

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

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Daniel Zeichner
Lab Cambridge
vs
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Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Daniel Zeichner and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 309 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 305 different votes 309 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 6 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 43 shared votes
17 Aye 26 No
41 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
30 Aye 41 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
5 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
30 Aye 41 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
5 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

79.8 %
7 % above average
Rank 202 of 649
Participation
71.3 %
1 % below average
Rank 399 of 649
1,884
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
410
575 eligible divisions
1,054
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
185
45.1 % of votes cast
830
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
225
54.9 % of votes cast
14
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

42
-35.9 vs Commons average
Rank 479 of 650
Appearances
70
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 650
59
-79.3 vs Commons average
Rank 457 of 650
Contributions
99
-39.3 vs Commons average
Rank 318 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,007,954
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£266,524
18 % above average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
2
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

Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
#2
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Housing
59 of 66 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#4
Tax
91 of 111 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#5
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
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
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