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Esther McVey vs Lee Anderson

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 Lee Anderson
Lee Anderson
RUK Ashfield

Voting alignment

Esther McVey and Lee Anderson voted the same way 94% of the time, based on 769 shared comparable votes.

724 same votes 45 different votes 769 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
32 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
32 Aye 64 No
17 Aye 29 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 46 shared votes
17 Aye 29 No
16 Aye 28 No
Defence 100% aligned 44 shared votes
16 Aye 28 No
19 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 18 No
Trade 100% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 50% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 4 No
Housing 86% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
47 Aye 33 No
Crime / Justice 93% aligned 80 shared votes
47 Aye 33 No
26 Aye 14 No
Transport 95% aligned 40 shared votes
28 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 10 No
Benefits 96% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 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
75.3 %
3 % above average
Rank 305 of 649
1,364
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,238
1,643 eligible divisions
624
45.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
620
50.1 % of votes cast
740
54.3 % of votes cast
No votes
618
49.9 % of votes cast
54
4.0 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

104
+26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650
Appearances
56
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 650
145
+6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 650
Contributions
80
-58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 385 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
£1,149,279
all imported IPSA years
£295,931
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,074
17 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
5 registered categories
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
Trade
53 of 53 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
Trade
68 of 87 votes
#4
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Transport
67 of 88 votes
#5
Migration
134 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No rebel
Draft Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Home Detention Curfew) Order 2023 22 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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