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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.


Voting alignment

Esther McVey and Nigel Farage voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 87 shared comparable votes.

86 same votes 1 different votes 87 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 524 of 647
Participation
31.7 %
41 % below average
Rank 636 of 647
1,341
2,068 eligible divisions
Total votes
170
537 eligible divisions
613
45.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
84
49.4 % of votes cast
728
54.3 % of votes cast
No votes
86
50.6 % of votes cast
54
4.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.6 % 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
16
-47.7 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 647
109
-4.8 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 647
Contributions
18
-95.8 vs Commons average
Rank 601 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
£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
Work / Employment
27 of 37 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
#2
Migration
7 of 11 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#3
Housing
17 of 31 votes
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
2 of 4 votes
Trade
66 of 84 votes
#5
Defence
10 of 22 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API