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Graham Stuart vs Blake Stephenson

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

Photograph of Graham Stuart
Graham Stuart
Con Beverley and Holderness
vs
Photograph of Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Graham Stuart and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 278 shared comparable votes.

278 same votes 0 different votes 278 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
35 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
35 Aye 46 No
9 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
9 Aye 25 No
15 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
5 Aye 16 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
35 Aye 46 No
9 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
9 Aye 25 No
15 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
5 Aye 16 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% 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

76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 279 of 648
Participation
71.7 %
2 % below average
Rank 397 of 648
1,777
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
377
526 eligible divisions
832
46.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
166
44.0 % of votes cast
945
53.2 % of votes cast
No votes
211
56.0 % of votes cast
3
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

115
+55.1 vs Commons average
Rank 53 of 648
Appearances
71
+11.1 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 648
288
+180.1 vs Commons average
Rank 41 of 648
Contributions
91
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,872,623
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£299,689
32 % above average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10 % below average
11
6 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
0
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

Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
76 of 88 votes
#2
Transport
18 of 21 votes
Energy
57 of 67 votes
#3
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
Defence
48 of 59 votes
#4
Tax
89 of 108 votes
Migration
137 of 169 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
50 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
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 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
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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