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Julia Lopez vs Blake Stephenson

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

Photograph of Julia Lopez
Julia Lopez
Con Hornchurch and Upminster
vs
Photograph of Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Julia Lopez and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 364 shared comparable votes.

364 same votes 0 different votes 364 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
38 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
38 Aye 52 No
16 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
9 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
5 Aye 17 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
38 Aye 52 No
16 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
9 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
5 Aye 17 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

83.4%
11% above average
Rank 127 of 649
Participation
71.4%
1% below average
Rank 397 of 649
1,768
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
421
590 eligible divisions
848
48.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
191
45.4% of votes cast
920
52.0% of votes cast
No votes
230
54.6% of votes cast
14
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

29
-54.7 vs Commons average
Rank 562 of 649
Appearances
85
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 649
35
-110.9 vs Commons average
Rank 563 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

£1,261,152
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£227,011
same as average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
0
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

Brexit / EU
185 of 188 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
151 of 163 votes
#2
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Trade
79 of 87 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#4
Tax
92 of 112 votes
Tax
251 of 288 votes
#5
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
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
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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