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Heidi Alexander vs Esther McVey

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

Photograph of Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Lab Swindon South
vs
Photograph of Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton

Voting alignment

Heidi Alexander and Esther McVey voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 276 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 272 different votes 276 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
7 Aye 6 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
35 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
23 Aye 35 No
39 Aye 6 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 45 shared votes
6 Aye 39 No
17 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
3 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
23 Aye 35 No
39 Aye 6 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 45 shared votes
6 Aye 39 No
17 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
3 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

62.2 %
10 % below average
Rank 554 of 650
Participation
64.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 521 of 650
351
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,356
2,095 eligible divisions
164
46.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
621
45.8 % of votes cast
187
53.3 % of votes cast
No votes
735
54.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
54
4.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

57
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 650
Appearances
90
+18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 650
531
+403.4 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 650
Contributions
111
-16.6 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
£178,830
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£295,931
31 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
5
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

Migration
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Transport
25 of 29 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#4
Trade
66 of 85 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#5
Transport
67 of 88 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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