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Esther McVey vs Tom Tugendhat

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton
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Photograph of Tom Tugendhat
Tom Tugendhat
Con Tonbridge

Voting alignment

Esther McVey and Tom Tugendhat voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,142 shared comparable votes.

1,104 same votes 38 different votes 1,142 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
50 Aye 100 No
Tax 100% aligned 150 shared votes
50 Aye 100 No
74 Aye 28 No
Migration 100% aligned 102 shared votes
74 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 30 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 56 shared votes
26 Aye 30 No
14 Aye 17 No
Energy 100% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 71% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
52 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 94% aligned 102 shared votes
52 Aye 50 No
56 Aye 103 No
Brexit / EU 96% aligned 159 shared votes
57 Aye 102 No
12 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 96% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
32 Aye 24 No
Transport 96% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No

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

Voting record

64.5%
8% below average
Rank 517 of 650
Participation
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 346 of 650
1,398
2,167 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,777
2,422 eligible divisions
643
46.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
852
47.9% of votes cast
755
54.0% of votes cast
No votes
925
52.1% of votes cast
54
3.9% of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

145
+49.4 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 650
Appearances
72
-23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 650
189
+22.6 vs Commons average
Rank 185 of 650
Contributions
130
-36.4 vs Commons average
Rank 297 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
£2,161,547
all imported IPSA years
£295,931
31% above average
Latest expenses
£287,101
27% above average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
49
5 registered categories
2
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
73 of 82 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
192 of 212 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
#3
Migration
141 of 171 votes
Trade
71 of 90 votes
#4
Benefits
67 of 83 votes
Defence
54 of 71 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
64 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Home Detention Curfew) Order 2023 22 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye rebel
Financial Markets and Services Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 7 Dec 2022
No
No rebel
Health and Care Bill: Motion to insist on disagreement with LA 80 25 Apr 2022
NHS / Health
Aye
No rebel
Health and Care Bill: Motion to disagree with LA 29B 25 Apr 2022
NHS / Health
Aye
No rebel
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill: Motion to insist on disagreement to LA 73 25 Apr 2022
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
Health Regulations (Face Coverings) SI No 1400 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
Health and Care Bill: Third Reading 23 Nov 2021
NHS / Health
Aye
No rebel
Social Security (Up-rating of Benefits) Bill Lords Amendments Motion to disagree LA1 15 Nov 2021
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Environment Bill: Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 45 20 Oct 2021
Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API