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Esther McVey vs Sarah Pochin

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 Pochin
Sarah Pochin
RUK Runcorn and Helsby

Voting alignment

Esther McVey and Sarah Pochin voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 110 shared comparable votes.

109 same votes 1 different votes 110 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
11 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 9 No
Tax 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
0 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 13 shared votes
0 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 5 No
Benefits 100% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 1 No
Housing 80% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
11 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 9 No
Tax 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
0 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 13 shared votes
0 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
3 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
58.7 %
14 % below average
Rank 586 of 647
1,341
2,068 eligible divisions
Total votes
206
351 eligible divisions
613
45.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
87
42.2 % of votes cast
728
54.3 % of votes cast
No votes
119
57.8 % of votes cast
54
4.0 % of votes cast
Against party
7
3.4 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
1 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 2025

Debates

83
+19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 647
Appearances
62
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 647
109
-4.8 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 647
Contributions
73
-40.8 vs Commons average
Rank 348 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
£0
all imported IPSA years
£295,931
31 % above average
Latest expenses
n/a
average unavailable
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 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
Trade
4 of 4 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#3
Housing
22 of 24 votes
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 10 votes
Trade
66 of 84 votes
#5
Migration
7 of 9 votes

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
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
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
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API