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Elaine Stewart vs Steve Reed

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 Steve Reed
Steve Reed
Lab Streatham and Croydon North

Voting alignment

Elaine Stewart and Steve Reed voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 195 shared comparable votes.

194 same votes 1 different votes 195 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
31 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
31 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 9 shared votes
1 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 90% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
31 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
31 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

62.0%
10% below average
Rank 553 of 650
Participation
61.9%
10% below average
Rank 554 of 650
391
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,496
2,417 eligible divisions
178
45.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
870
58.2% of votes cast
213
54.5% of votes cast
No votes
626
41.8% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
13 years, 11 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

39
-55.5 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 650
Appearances
46
-48.5 vs Commons average
Rank 509 of 650
49
-115.6 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 650
Contributions
410
+245.4 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£207,074
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,494,265
all imported IPSA years
£207,074
8% below average
Latest expenses
£293,477
30% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
72 of 82 votes
Housing
25 of 32 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 66 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes
Defence
26 of 34 votes
#4
Trade
70 of 94 votes
Tax
89 of 121 votes
#5
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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