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Joe Robertson vs Esther McVey

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

Photograph of Joe Robertson
Joe Robertson
Con Isle of Wight East
vs
Photograph of Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton

Voting alignment

Joe Robertson and Esther McVey voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 246 shared comparable votes.

246 same votes 0 different votes 246 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
22 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
22 Aye 32 No
16 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
22 Aye 32 No
16 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 10 No
Education 100% 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

75.3%
3% above average
Rank 303 of 649
Participation
64.7%
8% below average
Rank 522 of 649
444
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,373
2,121 eligible divisions
201
45.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
630
45.9% of votes cast
243
54.7% of votes cast
No votes
743
54.1% of votes cast
3
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
54
3.9% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

167
+82.2 vs Commons average
Rank 47 of 650
Appearances
112
+27.2 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 650
293
+145.3 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 650
Contributions
163
+15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£165,302
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
£165,302
27% below average
Latest expenses
£295,931
31% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
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

Housing
28 of 32 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Tax
95 of 112 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 87 votes
Education
40 of 50 votes
#5
Transport
67 of 88 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API