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Jessica Morden vs Blake Stephenson

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

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Jessica Morden
Lab Newport East
vs
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Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Jessica Morden and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 326 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 320 different votes 326 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
7 Aye 5 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
16 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
52 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 88 shared votes
36 Aye 52 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 88 shared votes
36 Aye 52 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
7 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 241 of 649
Participation
71.3 %
1 % below average
Rank 399 of 649
1,845
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
410
575 eligible divisions
1,027
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
185
45.1 % of votes cast
818
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
225
54.9 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 650
Appearances
70
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 650
56
-82.3 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 650
Contributions
99
-39.3 vs Commons average
Rank 318 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,752,356
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£297,501
32 % above average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10 % below average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
2
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

Defence
68 of 71 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
#2
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#4
Tax
91 of 111 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#5
Work / Employment
31 of 39 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
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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