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Kirsty McNeill vs Esther McVey

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

Photograph of Kirsty McNeill
Kirsty McNeill
Lab Midlothian
vs
Photograph of Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton

Voting alignment

Kirsty McNeill and Esther McVey voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 171 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 167 different votes 171 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
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
26 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 42 shared votes
16 Aye 26 No
9 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 42 shared votes
16 Aye 26 No
9 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

64.3 %
8 % below average
Rank 526 of 649
Participation
64.8 %
8 % below average
Rank 520 of 649
365
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,360
2,099 eligible divisions
170
46.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
622
45.7 % of votes cast
195
53.4 % of votes cast
No votes
738
54.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
54
4.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

22
-53.1 vs Commons average
Rank 575 of 649
Appearances
105
+29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 127 of 649
56
-77.3 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 649
Contributions
124
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 218 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£221,671
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
£221,671
2 % below average
Latest expenses
£295,931
31 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
#4
Trade
66 of 85 votes
Migration
9 of 11 votes
#5
Transport
67 of 88 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API