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Esther McVey vs Heidi Alexander

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 Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Lab Swindon South

Voting alignment

Esther McVey and Heidi Alexander voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 283 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 279 different votes 283 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
4 Aye 9 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
23 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
35 Aye 23 No
6 Aye 39 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 45 shared votes
39 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
19 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
35 Aye 23 No
6 Aye 39 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 45 shared votes
39 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
19 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
4 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
62.8 %
10 % below average
Rank 542 of 649
1,364
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
361
575 eligible divisions
624
45.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
170
47.1 % of votes cast
740
54.3 % of votes cast
No votes
191
52.9 % of votes cast
54
4.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % 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
69
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 306 of 650
145
+6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 650
Contributions
583
+444.7 vs Commons average
Rank 12 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
£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
£295,931
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,830
21 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
#3
Transport
25 of 29 votes
Trade
68 of 87 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Transport
67 of 88 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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