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Esther McVey vs Sarah Sackman

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 Sackman
Sarah Sackman
Lab Finchley and Golders Green

Voting alignment

Esther McVey and Sarah Sackman voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 184 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 181 different votes 184 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
3 Aye 6 No
Benefits 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
3 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
18 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
3 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
18 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 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
71.7 %
1 % below average
Rank 394 of 647
1,341
2,068 eligible divisions
Total votes
385
537 eligible divisions
613
45.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
205
53.2 % of votes cast
728
54.3 % of votes cast
No votes
180
46.8 % 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
57
-6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 284 of 647
109
-4.8 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 647
Contributions
366
+252.2 vs Commons average
Rank 24 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
£204,846
all imported IPSA years
£295,931
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£204,846
9 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
15
5 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
Crime / Justice
56 of 61 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
#4
Migration
10 of 11 votes
Trade
66 of 84 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
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
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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