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Esther McVey vs Blake Stephenson

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 Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Esther McVey and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 233 shared comparable votes.

233 same votes 0 different votes 233 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
22 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
18 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
7 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
18 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
7 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 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
71.3 %
1 % below average
Rank 399 of 649
1,364
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
410
575 eligible divisions
624
45.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
185
45.1 % of votes cast
740
54.3 % of votes cast
No votes
225
54.9 % of votes cast
54
4.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % 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
70
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 650
145
+6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 650
Contributions
99
-39.3 vs Commons average
Rank 318 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
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£295,931
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
Trade
68 of 87 votes
#4
Tax
91 of 111 votes
Transport
67 of 88 votes
#5
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
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
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
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