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Kirsteen Sullivan vs Esther McVey

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

Photograph of Kirsteen Sullivan
Kirsteen Sullivan
Lab Bathgate and Linlithgow
vs
Photograph of Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton

Voting alignment

Kirsteen Sullivan and Esther McVey voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 202 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 196 different votes 202 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
3 Aye 6 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
31 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 47 shared votes
16 Aye 31 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
1 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 47 shared votes
16 Aye 31 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
1 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

71.5%
1% below average
Rank 390 of 649
Participation
64.7%
8% below average
Rank 522 of 649
422
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,373
2,121 eligible divisions
225
53.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
630
45.9% of votes cast
197
46.7% of votes cast
No votes
743
54.1% of votes cast
16
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
54
3.9% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

77
-6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 284 of 649
Appearances
110
+26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 649
93
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 649
Contributions
161
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£198,590
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
£198,590
12% below average
Latest expenses
£295,931
31% above average
4
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
31 of 32 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 87 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
#5
Transport
67 of 88 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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