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Esther McVey vs Aphra Brandreth

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


Voting alignment

Esther McVey and Aphra Brandreth voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 217 shared comparable votes.

216 same votes 1 different votes 217 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
19 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
4 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
4 Aye 25 No
14 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
4 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
4 Aye 25 No
14 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

64.8 %
8 % below average
Rank 519 of 649
Participation
65.7 %
7 % below average
Rank 506 of 649
1,364
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
378
575 eligible divisions
624
45.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
177
46.8 % of votes cast
740
54.3 % of votes cast
No votes
201
53.2 % of votes cast
54
4.0 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.4 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

104
+26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650
Appearances
80
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 650
145
+6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 650
Contributions
90
-48.3 vs Commons average
Rank 352 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£250,031
all imported IPSA years
£295,931
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,031
11 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
12
5 registered categories
1
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

Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
#2
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 10 votes
Trade
68 of 87 votes
#4
Trade
5 of 7 votes
Transport
67 of 88 votes
#5
Tax
79 of 111 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API