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David Mundell vs Esther McVey

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

Photograph of David Mundell
David Mundell
Con Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
vs
Photograph of Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton

Voting alignment

David Mundell and Esther McVey voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,057 shared comparable votes.

1,024 same votes 33 different votes 1,057 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
55 Aye 93 No
Tax 100% aligned 148 shared votes
55 Aye 93 No
68 Aye 30 No
Migration 100% aligned 98 shared votes
68 Aye 30 No
28 Aye 35 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 63 shared votes
28 Aye 35 No
29 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 59 shared votes
29 Aye 30 No
17 Aye 16 No
Energy 100% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 67% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 7 No
Housing 93% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
39 Aye 38 No
Crime / Justice 94% aligned 77 shared votes
40 Aye 37 No
63 Aye 97 No
Brexit / EU 94% aligned 160 shared votes
58 Aye 102 No
14 Aye 8 No
Environment / Climate 95% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

67.9%
4% below average
Rank 458 of 650
Participation
64.5%
8% below average
Rank 517 of 650
1,644
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,398
2,167 eligible divisions
786
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
643
46.0% of votes cast
858
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
755
54.0% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
54
3.9% of votes cast
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

134
+38.4 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 650
Appearances
145
+49.4 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 650
143
-23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 270 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

£3,330,205
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
£330,224
46% above average
Latest expenses
£295,931
31% above average
10
4 registered categories
Registered interests
8
3 registered categories
2
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
201 of 212 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
Trade
76 of 94 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
Migration
130 of 171 votes
#4
Trade
71 of 90 votes
Environment / Climate
35 of 49 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health and Care Bill: Motion to insist on disagreement with LA 80 25 Apr 2022
NHS / Health
No rebel
Aye
Health and Care Bill: Motion to disagree with LA 29B 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
No
Health and Care Bill Report Stage: Amendment 10 23 Nov 2021
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
Aye
Health and Care Bill Report Stage: New Clause 49 22 Nov 2021
NHS / Health
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
Aye
Health and Social Care Levy (Ways and Means) 8 Sept 2021
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 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
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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