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Esther McVey vs Lucy Rigby

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 Lucy Rigby
Lucy Rigby
Lab Northampton North

Voting alignment

Esther McVey and Lucy Rigby voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 151 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 149 different votes 151 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 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 46 shared votes
31 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 46 shared votes
31 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 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 524 of 647
Participation
60.1 %
13 % below average
Rank 578 of 647
1,341
2,068 eligible divisions
Total votes
323
537 eligible divisions
613
45.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
162
50.2 % of votes cast
728
54.3 % of votes cast
No votes
161
49.8 % 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
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

83
+19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 647
Appearances
54
-9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 647
109
-4.8 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 647
Contributions
243
+129.2 vs Commons average
Rank 57 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£163,015
all imported IPSA years
£295,931
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£163,015
28 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
Transport
23 of 25 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
#2
Energy
14 of 17 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#3
Trade
3 of 4 votes
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
#4
Defence
16 of 22 votes
Trade
66 of 84 votes
#5
Migration
8 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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