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Elaine Stewart vs Rebecca Paul

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 Rebecca Paul
Rebecca Paul
Con Reigate

Voting alignment

Elaine Stewart and Rebecca Paul voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 228 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 224 different votes 228 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 3 No
Benefits 33% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
16 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
36 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
23 Aye 36 No
10 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
23 Aye 36 No
10 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

60.7 %
12 % below average
Rank 569 of 649
Participation
78.9 %
6 % above average
Rank 228 of 649
345
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
448
568 eligible divisions
155
44.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
199
44.4 % of votes cast
190
55.1 % of votes cast
No votes
249
55.6 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

21
-53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 581 of 649
Appearances
93
+18.3 vs Commons average
Rank 157 of 649
30
-102.7 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 649
Contributions
139
+6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 190 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
£124,847
all imported IPSA years
£207,074
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£124,847
45 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
24 of 31 votes
#2
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Defence
26 of 34 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Crime / Justice
47 of 62 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Tax
81 of 111 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 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
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
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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