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Elaine Stewart vs Aphra Brandreth

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

Photograph of Elaine Stewart
Elaine Stewart
Lab Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
vs
Photograph of Aphra Brandreth
Aphra Brandreth
Con Chester South and Eddisbury

Voting alignment

Elaine Stewart and Aphra Brandreth voted the same way 9% of the time, based on 219 shared comparable votes.

19 same votes 200 different votes 219 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
3 Aye 5 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 13% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
33 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
24 Aye 33 No
5 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
24 Aye 33 No
5 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 4 No
Energy 0% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
1 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

61.5%
11% below average
Rank 564 of 649
Participation
64.9%
8% below average
Rank 520 of 649
363
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
383
590 eligible divisions
160
44.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
181
47.3% of votes cast
203
55.9% of votes cast
No votes
202
52.7% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.9% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

25
-57.1 vs Commons average
Rank 573 of 649
Appearances
83
+0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 248 of 649
35
-107.9 vs Commons average
Rank 560 of 649
Contributions
94
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£207,074
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£250,031
all imported IPSA years
£207,074
8% below average
Latest expenses
£250,031
11% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
12
5 registered categories
0
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

Energy
16 of 20 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
25 of 32 votes
#2
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Defence
26 of 34 votes
#3
Trade
5 of 7 votes
Crime / Justice
47 of 62 votes
#4
Defence
24 of 34 votes
Tax
81 of 112 votes
#5
Tax
79 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
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