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Imran Hussain vs Esther McVey

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

Photograph of Imran Hussain
Imran Hussain
Lab Bradford East
vs
Photograph of Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton

Voting alignment

Imran Hussain and Esther McVey voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,077 shared comparable votes.

55 same votes 1,022 different votes 1,077 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
9 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 35% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 15 No
Benefits 7% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
55 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 103 shared votes
51 Aye 52 No
8 Aye 10 No
Housing 6% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 4% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
83 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 128 shared votes
45 Aye 83 No
31 Aye 29 No
Trade 0% aligned 60 shared votes
29 Aye 31 No
33 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 53 shared votes
20 Aye 33 No
26 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 45 shared votes
19 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 19 No
Defence 0% aligned 44 shared votes
19 Aye 25 No

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

Voting record

72.7%
same as average
Rank 365 of 649
Participation
64.7%
8% below average
Rank 522 of 649
1,727
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,373
2,121 eligible divisions
954
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
630
45.9% of votes cast
773
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
743
54.1% of votes cast
31
1.8% of votes cast
Against party
54
3.9% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

53
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 649
Appearances
108
+25.7 vs Commons average
Rank 141 of 649
75
-68.5 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 649
Contributions
159
+15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,184,798
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
£312,619
38% above average
Latest expenses
£295,931
31% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
0
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

Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
Migration
144 of 171 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 87 votes
Trade
76 of 91 votes
#5
Transport
67 of 88 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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