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Linsey Farnsworth vs Esther McVey

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

Photograph of Linsey Farnsworth
Linsey Farnsworth
Lab Amber Valley
vs
Photograph of Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton

Voting alignment

Linsey Farnsworth and Esther McVey voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 233 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 229 different votes 233 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 5 No
Benefits 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
33 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
21 Aye 33 No
23 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
4 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
21 Aye 33 No
23 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
4 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

87.9 %
15 % above average
Rank 50 of 649
Participation
64.8 %
8 % below average
Rank 520 of 649
499
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,360
2,099 eligible divisions
261
52.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
622
45.7 % of votes cast
238
47.7 % of votes cast
No votes
738
54.3 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % 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

69
-5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 649
Appearances
104
+29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 649
126
-6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 649
Contributions
125
-7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£216,552
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
£216,552
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£295,931
31 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
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 31 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Trade
66 of 85 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Transport
67 of 88 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
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 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
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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