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Esther McVey vs Jen Craft

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 Jen Craft
Jen Craft
Lab Thurrock

Voting alignment

Esther McVey and Jen Craft voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 225 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 220 different votes 225 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 7 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 50 shared votes
31 Aye 19 No
4 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
23 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 50 shared votes
31 Aye 19 No
4 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
23 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 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 520 of 649
Participation
82.9 %
10 % above average
Rank 141 of 649
1,360
2,099 eligible divisions
Total votes
471
568 eligible divisions
622
45.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
243
51.6 % of votes cast
738
54.3 % of votes cast
No votes
228
48.4 % of votes cast
54
4.0 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.5 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

104
+29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 649
Appearances
79
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 649
125
-7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 649
Contributions
103
-29.7 vs Commons average
Rank 287 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
£193,514
all imported IPSA years
£295,931
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£193,514
14 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
#2
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
66 of 85 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Transport
67 of 88 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API