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Esther McVey vs Clive Jones

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 Clive Jones
Clive Jones
LD Wokingham

Voting alignment

Esther McVey and Clive Jones voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 178 shared comparable votes.

140 same votes 38 different votes 178 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
15 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 42 shared votes
15 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 8 No
Education 94% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 91% aligned 22 shared votes
2 Aye 20 No
2 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 90% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 6 No
Defence 88% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 1 No
Housing 50% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 6 No
Benefits 56% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 3 No
Energy 60% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 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
68.6%
4% below average
Rank 452 of 649
1,373
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
405
590 eligible divisions
630
45.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
212
52.3% of votes cast
743
54.1% of votes cast
No votes
193
47.7% of votes cast
54
3.9% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

108
+25.7 vs Commons average
Rank 141 of 649
Appearances
174
+91.7 vs Commons average
Rank 36 of 649
159
+15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 649
Contributions
206
+62.5 vs Commons average
Rank 126 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
£202,252
all imported IPSA years
£295,931
31% above average
Latest expenses
£202,252
11% below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
11
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
#2
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Trade
68 of 87 votes
#4
Education
39 of 50 votes
Transport
67 of 88 votes
#5
Defence
26 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
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
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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