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Kim Leadbeater vs Blake Stephenson

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

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Kim Leadbeater
Lab Spen Valley
vs
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Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Kim Leadbeater and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 383 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 376 different votes 383 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
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
15 Aye 7 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
52 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 91 shared votes
39 Aye 52 No
27 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
9 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 91 shared votes
39 Aye 52 No
27 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
9 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

82.3 %
10 % above average
Rank 151 of 649
Participation
71.3 %
1 % below average
Rank 399 of 649
1,090
1,325 eligible divisions
Total votes
410
575 eligible divisions
567
52.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
185
45.1 % of votes cast
523
48.0 % of votes cast
No votes
225
54.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
5 years, 1 months
Since 1 Jul 2021
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

4
-73.9 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 650
Appearances
70
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 650
13
-125.3 vs Commons average
Rank 613 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

£1,032,995
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£309,696
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10 % below average
3
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

Education
63 of 65 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 40 votes
#2
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Crime / Justice
129 of 142 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
Foreign Affairs
28 of 31 votes
#4
Tax
91 of 111 votes
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 54 votes
#5
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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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