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Esther McVey vs Rebecca Harris

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 Rebecca Harris
Rebecca Harris
Con Castle Point

Voting alignment

Esther McVey and Rebecca Harris voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,339 shared comparable votes.

1,294 same votes 45 different votes 1,339 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
62 Aye 103 No
Tax 100% aligned 165 shared votes
62 Aye 103 No
87 Aye 32 No
Migration 100% aligned 119 shared votes
87 Aye 32 No
32 Aye 40 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 72 shared votes
32 Aye 40 No
31 Aye 39 No
Trade 100% aligned 70 shared votes
31 Aye 39 No
23 Aye 29 No
Defence 100% aligned 52 shared votes
23 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 61% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
36 Aye 29 No
Transport 94% aligned 65 shared votes
36 Aye 29 No
62 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 94% aligned 124 shared votes
61 Aye 63 No
59 Aye 100 No
Brexit / EU 96% aligned 159 shared votes
61 Aye 98 No
16 Aye 11 No
Housing 96% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

64.5%
8% below average
Rank 517 of 650
Participation
89.9%
18% above average
Rank 19 of 650
1,398
2,167 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,178
2,422 eligible divisions
643
46.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,039
47.7% of votes cast
755
54.0% of votes cast
No votes
1,139
52.3% of votes cast
54
3.9% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

145
+49.4 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 650
Appearances
0
-95.6 vs Commons average
Rank 647 of 650
189
+22.6 vs Commons average
Rank 185 of 650
Contributions
0
-166.4 vs Commons average
Rank 646 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
£2,101,568
all imported IPSA years
£295,931
31% above average
Latest expenses
£211,006
7% below average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
73 of 82 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
208 of 212 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Migration
165 of 171 votes
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
79 of 82 votes
Trade
71 of 90 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
47 of 49 votes
Defence
54 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
89 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Home Detention Curfew) Order 2023 22 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye rebel
Public Order Bill: Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 5 7 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Second Reading 20 Jun 2022
Transport
Aye
No rebel
Health and Care Bill: Motion to insist on disagreement with LA 80 25 Apr 2022
NHS / Health
Aye
No rebel
Health and Care Bill: Motion to disagree with LA 29B 25 Apr 2022
NHS / Health
Aye
No rebel
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill: Motion to insist on disagreement to LA 73 25 Apr 2022
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye rebel
Copyright (Rights and Remuneration of Musicians, Etc.) Bill: Second Reading: Closure 3 Dec 2021
No
No rebel
Motion No. 4 - Health Protection (Coronavirus, restrictions) (Self-isolation) 30 Nov 2021
Aye
No rebel
Health and Care Bill: Third Reading 23 Nov 2021
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye rebel
Health and Care Bill Report Stage: Amendment 10 23 Nov 2021
NHS / Health
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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