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Dr Al Pinkerton vs Blake Stephenson

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


Voting alignment

Dr Al Pinkerton and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 284 shared comparable votes.

232 same votes 52 different votes 284 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
9 Aye 22 No
Education 97% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
31 Aye 39 No
Tax 96% aligned 70 shared votes
28 Aye 42 No
3 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 94% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 86% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
3 Aye 11 No
Benefits 86% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 1 No
Energy 38% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 6 No
Housing 53% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
1 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

68.1%
4% below average
Rank 461 of 649
Participation
71.4%
1% below average
Rank 397 of 649
402
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
421
590 eligible divisions
208
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
191
45.4% of votes cast
194
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
230
54.6% of votes cast
13
3.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

165
+82.9 vs Commons average
Rank 44 of 649
Appearances
80
-2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 649
192
+49.1 vs Commons average
Rank 139 of 649
Contributions
116
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£189,783
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£189,783
16% below average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10% below average
3
1 registered category
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

#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#2
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Tax
92 of 112 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#5
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API