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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 326 shared comparable votes.

326 same votes 0 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
36 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
36 Aye 52 No
15 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 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
36 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
36 Aye 52 No
15 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 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

83.6 %
10 % above average
Rank 139 of 648
Participation
71.7 %
2 % below average
Rank 397 of 648
1,720
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
377
526 eligible divisions
821
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
166
44.0 % of votes cast
899
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
211
56.0 % of votes cast
14
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

29
-31.7 vs Commons average
Rank 508 of 648
Appearances
71
+10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 648
37
-72.3 vs Commons average
Rank 519 of 648
Contributions
91
-18.3 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 648

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
7
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
150 of 161 votes
#2
Transport
18 of 21 votes
Trade
76 of 84 votes
#3
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#4
Tax
89 of 108 votes
Tax
249 of 284 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
50 of 61 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 Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API