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Esther McVey vs Josh Fenton-Glynn

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 Josh Fenton-Glynn
Josh Fenton-Glynn
Lab Calder Valley

Voting alignment

Esther McVey and Josh Fenton-Glynn voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 216 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 211 different votes 216 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
12 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 50 shared votes
30 Aye 20 No
4 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
23 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 50 shared votes
30 Aye 20 No
4 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
23 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 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
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 90 of 649
1,360
2,099 eligible divisions
Total votes
485
568 eligible divisions
622
45.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
259
53.4 % of votes cast
738
54.3 % of votes cast
No votes
226
46.6 % of votes cast
54
4.0 % of votes cast
Against party
11
2.3 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

103
+28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 127 of 649
Appearances
90
+15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 649
124
-8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 649
Contributions
110
-22.0 vs Commons average
Rank 256 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
£152,065
all imported IPSA years
£295,931
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£152,065
33 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
#3
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Trade
66 of 85 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Transport
67 of 88 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
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
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API