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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 201 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 196 different votes 201 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
9 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 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
9 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 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

73.7 %
1 % above average
Rank 341 of 650
Participation
64.8 %
8 % below average
Rank 521 of 650
415
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,356
2,094 eligible divisions
206
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
621
45.8 % of votes cast
209
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
735
54.2 % of votes cast
9
2.2 % 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

124
+53.1 vs Commons average
Rank 80 of 650
Appearances
90
+19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 650
152
+26.2 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 650
Contributions
111
-14.8 vs Commons average
Rank 234 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
66 of 85 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API