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James Naish vs Blake Stephenson

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

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James Naish
Lab Rushcliffe
vs
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Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

James Naish and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 316 shared comparable votes.

15 same votes 301 different votes 316 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
5 Aye 7 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
50 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 88 shared votes
38 Aye 50 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
5 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 88 shared votes
38 Aye 50 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
5 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

73.6%
1% above average
Rank 342 of 649
Participation
71.4%
1% below average
Rank 397 of 649
434
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
421
590 eligible divisions
212
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
191
45.4% of votes cast
222
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
230
54.6% of votes cast
9
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

167
+83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 45 of 649
Appearances
85
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 649
213
+67.1 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 649
Contributions
165
+19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£186,058
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£186,058
18% below average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10% below average
15
6 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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
28 of 34 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Tax
92 of 112 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Work / Employment
31 of 39 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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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