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Esther McVey vs John Milne

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 John Milne
John Milne
LD Horsham

Voting alignment

Esther McVey and John Milne voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 181 shared comparable votes.

141 same votes 40 different votes 181 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 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 41 shared votes
15 Aye 26 No
7 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 14 shared votes
7 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 8 No
Defence 89% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
0 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 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

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

64.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 521 of 650
Participation
71.1 %
2 % below average
Rank 404 of 650
1,356
2,095 eligible divisions
Total votes
401
564 eligible divisions
621
45.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
215
53.6 % of votes cast
735
54.2 % of votes cast
No votes
186
46.4 % of votes cast
54
4.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

90
+18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 650
Appearances
127
+55.1 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 650
111
-16.6 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 650
Contributions
187
+59.4 vs Commons average
Rank 115 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
£163,162
all imported IPSA years
£295,931
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£163,162
28 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
#3
Trade
5 of 5 votes
Trade
66 of 85 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Transport
67 of 88 votes
#5
Housing
27 of 31 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
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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
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
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API