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Esther McVey vs Shivani Raja

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 Shivani Raja
Shivani Raja
Con Leicester East

Voting alignment

Esther McVey and Shivani Raja voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 197 shared comparable votes.

197 same votes 0 different votes 197 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 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 40 shared votes
11 Aye 29 No
4 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
4 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 40 shared votes
11 Aye 29 No
4 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
4 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 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
61.5 %
12 % below average
Rank 565 of 647
1,341
2,068 eligible divisions
Total votes
330
537 eligible divisions
613
45.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
164
49.7 % of votes cast
728
54.3 % of votes cast
No votes
166
50.3 % of votes cast
54
4.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % 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
3
-60.7 vs Commons average
Rank 632 of 647
109
-4.8 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 647
Contributions
3
-110.8 vs Commons average
Rank 629 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
£205,066
all imported IPSA years
£295,931
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£205,066
9 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#3
Defence
18 of 22 votes
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
#4
Transport
19 of 25 votes
Trade
66 of 84 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
Aye
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API