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James Naish vs Esther McVey

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

Photograph of James Naish
James Naish
Lab Rushcliffe
vs
Photograph of Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton

Voting alignment

James Naish and Esther McVey voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 206 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 201 different votes 206 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 6 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
27 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
1 Aye 23 No
10 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
1 Aye 23 No
10 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 350 of 649
Participation
64.8 %
8 % below average
Rank 519 of 649
422
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,364
2,106 eligible divisions
210
49.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
624
45.7 % of votes cast
212
50.2 % of votes cast
No votes
740
54.3 % of votes cast
9
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
54
4.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

151
+73.1 vs Commons average
Rank 52 of 650
Appearances
104
+26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650
191
+52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 133 of 650
Contributions
145
+6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£186,058
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
£186,058
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£295,931
31 % above average
16
6 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 87 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Transport
67 of 88 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) 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 Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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