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Esther McVey vs Christine Jardine

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 Christine Jardine
Christine Jardine
LD Edinburgh West

Voting alignment

Esther McVey and Christine Jardine voted the same way 15% of the time, based on 958 shared comparable votes.

141 same votes 817 different votes 958 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 16 No
Education 60% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
1 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 44% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
40 Aye 81 No
Tax 33% aligned 121 shared votes
69 Aye 52 No
7 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 31% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 25 No
Defence 31% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 10 shared votes
1 Aye 9 No
29 Aye 24 No
Trade 2% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
77 Aye 29 No
Migration 3% aligned 106 shared votes
26 Aye 80 No
56 Aye 97 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 153 shared votes
92 Aye 61 No
11 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 4% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 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 522 of 649
Participation
66.2%
6% below average
Rank 497 of 649
1,368
2,111 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,398
2,111 eligible divisions
626
45.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
779
55.7% of votes cast
742
54.2% of votes cast
No votes
619
44.3% of votes cast
54
3.9% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

107
+28.3 vs Commons average
Rank 137 of 649
Appearances
141
+62.3 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 649
156
+18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 649
Contributions
142
+4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 201 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
£1,941,958
all imported IPSA years
£295,931
31% above average
Latest expenses
£318,822
41% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
16
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
Brexit / EU
176 of 188 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 163 votes
Trade
68 of 87 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 46 votes
Transport
67 of 88 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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