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Esther McVey vs Rebecca Paul

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 Paul
Rebecca Paul
Con Reigate

Voting alignment

Esther McVey and Rebecca Paul voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 225 shared comparable votes.

225 same votes 0 different votes 225 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
19 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 45 shared votes
19 Aye 26 No
4 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
4 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 45 shared votes
19 Aye 26 No
4 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
4 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 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
78.8%
6% above average
Rank 226 of 649
1,373
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
465
590 eligible divisions
630
45.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
209
44.9% of votes cast
743
54.1% of votes cast
No votes
256
55.1% of votes cast
54
3.9% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

112
+27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 650
Appearances
104
+19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 650
163
+16.1 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 650
Contributions
152
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 207 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
£124,847
all imported IPSA years
£295,931
31% above average
Latest expenses
£124,847
45% below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Trade
68 of 87 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Transport
67 of 88 votes
#5
Housing
28 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API