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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 214 shared comparable votes.

214 same votes 0 different votes 214 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
20 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 48 shared votes
20 Aye 28 No
17 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 48 shared votes
20 Aye 28 No
17 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 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 524 of 647
Participation
71.3 %
2 % below average
Rank 409 of 647
1,341
2,068 eligible divisions
Total votes
383
537 eligible divisions
613
45.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
171
44.6 % of votes cast
728
54.3 % of votes cast
No votes
212
55.4 % of votes cast
54
4.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

83
+19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 647
Appearances
68
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 647
109
-4.8 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 647
Contributions
88
-25.8 vs Commons average
Rank 292 of 647

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
7
5 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
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#3
Tax
89 of 108 votes
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
50 of 61 votes
Trade
66 of 84 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 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 Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API