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Esther McVey vs Sarah Bool

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 Sarah Bool
Sarah Bool
Con South Northamptonshire

Voting alignment

Esther McVey and Sarah Bool voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 221 shared comparable votes.

221 same votes 0 different votes 221 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
21 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
21 Aye 33 No
16 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
4 Aye 23 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
21 Aye 33 No
16 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
4 Aye 23 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 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
73.7 %
1 % above average
Rank 347 of 647
1,341
2,068 eligible divisions
Total votes
396
537 eligible divisions
613
45.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
169
42.7 % of votes cast
728
54.3 % of votes cast
No votes
227
57.3 % of votes cast
54
4.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % 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
78
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 647
109
-4.8 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 647
Contributions
92
-21.8 vs Commons average
Rank 269 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
£188,791
all imported IPSA years
£295,931
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£188,791
17 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
14
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Work / Employment
35 of 37 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#3
Tax
96 of 108 votes
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
#4
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Trade
66 of 84 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
52 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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