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Esther McVey vs Alex Easton

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

Photograph of Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton
vs
Photograph of Alex Easton
Alex Easton
Ind North Down

Voting alignment

Esther McVey and Alex Easton voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 127 shared comparable votes.

122 same votes 5 different votes 127 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 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
6 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
1 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 6 No
Benefits 67% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 93% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
6 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

64.7%
8% below average
Rank 522 of 649
Participation
43.7%
29% below average
Rank 629 of 649
1,373
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
258
590 eligible divisions
630
45.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
122
47.3% of votes cast
743
54.1% of votes cast
No votes
136
52.7% of votes cast
54
3.9% of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

110
+26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 649
Appearances
107
+23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 649
161
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 649
Contributions
139
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£190,220
all imported IPSA years
£295,931
31% above average
Latest expenses
£190,220
16% below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
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

Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
#3
Trade
5 of 7 votes
Trade
68 of 87 votes
#4
Energy
13 of 20 votes
Transport
67 of 88 votes
#5
Education
27 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 3 Jun 2025
Defence
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 15 Oct 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
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