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Elaine Stewart vs Shivani Raja

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 Shivani Raja
Shivani Raja
Con Leicester East

Voting alignment

Elaine Stewart and Shivani Raja voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 229 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 224 different votes 229 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
2 Aye 7 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
41 Aye 17 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
17 Aye 41 No
6 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 17 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
17 Aye 41 No
6 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 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
63.0 %
10 % below average
Rank 542 of 649
345
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
358
568 eligible divisions
155
44.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
179
50.0 % of votes cast
190
55.1 % of votes cast
No votes
179
50.0 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % 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
3
-71.7 vs Commons average
Rank 632 of 649
30
-102.7 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 649
Contributions
3
-129.7 vs Commons average
Rank 630 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
£205,066
all imported IPSA years
£207,074
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£205,066
9 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Housing
24 of 31 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Defence
26 of 34 votes
#3
Defence
29 of 34 votes
Crime / Justice
47 of 62 votes
#4
Transport
22 of 29 votes
Tax
81 of 111 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 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
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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