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Jake Richards vs Blake Stephenson

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


Voting alignment

Jake Richards and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 291 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 284 different votes 291 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 5 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
22 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
38 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
23 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
23 Aye 38 No
17 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 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

72.4%
same as average
Rank 371 of 649
Participation
71.4%
1% below average
Rank 397 of 649
427
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
421
590 eligible divisions
220
51.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
191
45.4% of votes cast
207
48.5% of votes cast
No votes
230
54.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

64
-18.3 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 649
Appearances
84
+1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 649
217
+73.5 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 649
Contributions
164
+20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£187,382
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£187,382
17% below average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
1
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

Housing
32 of 32 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#4
Tax
92 of 112 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#5
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API