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Esther McVey vs Steve Yemm

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 Steve Yemm
Steve Yemm
Lab Mansfield

Voting alignment

Esther McVey and Steve Yemm voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 248 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 243 different votes 248 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
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
17 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
33 Aye 24 No
4 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
23 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
33 Aye 24 No
4 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
23 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

64.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 521 of 650
Participation
94.0 %
21 % above average
Rank 4 of 650
1,357
2,096 eligible divisions
Total votes
531
565 eligible divisions
622
45.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
272
51.2 % of votes cast
735
54.2 % of votes cast
No votes
259
48.8 % of votes cast
54
4.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

93
+21.0 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 650
Appearances
74
+2.0 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 650
115
-13.0 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 650
Contributions
85
-43.0 vs Commons average
Rank 343 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
£179,495
all imported IPSA years
£295,931
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£179,495
21 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 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
37 of 37 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
#2
Transport
29 of 29 votes
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Trade
66 of 85 votes
#4
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Transport
67 of 88 votes
#5
Migration
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API