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Esther McVey vs Maya Ellis

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
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Maya Ellis
Lab Ribble Valley

Voting alignment

Esther McVey and Maya Ellis voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 171 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 167 different votes 171 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 4 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 4 No
Education 0% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 4 No
Education 0% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 3 No
Housing 0% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 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 522 of 649
Participation
63.4%
9% below average
Rank 535 of 649
1,373
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
374
590 eligible divisions
630
45.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
178
47.6% of votes cast
743
54.1% of votes cast
No votes
196
52.4% of votes cast
54
3.9% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.7% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

108
+25.7 vs Commons average
Rank 141 of 649
Appearances
48
-34.3 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 649
159
+15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 649
Contributions
54
-89.5 vs Commons average
Rank 490 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
£230,920
all imported IPSA years
£295,931
31% above average
Latest expenses
£230,920
2% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
#3
Tax
89 of 112 votes
Trade
68 of 87 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Transport
67 of 88 votes
#5
Benefits
22 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
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
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
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
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