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Esther McVey vs Nigel Farage

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton
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Photograph of Nigel Farage
Nigel Farage
RUK Clacton

Voting alignment

Esther McVey and Nigel Farage voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 89 shared comparable votes.

88 same votes 1 different votes 89 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
2 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
2 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 10 No
Tax 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 0 No
Education 100% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 1 No
Housing 80% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
2 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 10 No
Tax 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 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
0.0 %
73 % below average
1,364
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
0
0 eligible divisions
624
45.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
0
0.0 % of votes cast
740
54.3 % of votes cast
No votes
0
0.0 % of votes cast
54
4.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
0 months
Since 13 Aug 2026

Debates

104
+26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650
Appearances
14
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 650
145
+6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 650
Contributions
16
-122.3 vs Commons average
Rank 603 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
£156,380
all imported IPSA years
£295,931
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£156,380
31 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
35
7 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
No topic data
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
#2
No topic data
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
#3
No topic data
Trade
68 of 87 votes
#4
No topic data
Transport
67 of 88 votes
#5
No topic data

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
Where they voted the same
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
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