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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.


Voting alignment

Esther McVey and Sarah Pochin voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 118 shared comparable votes.

117 same votes 1 different votes 118 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
7 Aye 9 No
Tax 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
0 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 15 shared votes
0 Aye 15 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
7 Aye 9 No
Tax 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
0 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 15 shared votes
0 Aye 15 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 519 of 649
Participation
56.8 %
16 % below average
Rank 598 of 649
1,364
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
221
389 eligible divisions
624
45.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
97
43.9 % of votes cast
740
54.3 % of votes cast
No votes
124
56.1 % of votes cast
54
4.0 % of votes cast
Against party
7
3.2 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
1 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 2025

Debates

104
+26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650
Appearances
96
+18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 650
145
+6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 650
Contributions
115
-23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 248 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
£0
all imported IPSA years
£295,931
31 % above average
Latest expenses
n/a
average unavailable
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 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
Trade
7 of 7 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
#3
Housing
22 of 24 votes
Trade
68 of 87 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 10 votes
Transport
67 of 88 votes
#5
Energy
6 of 8 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API