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Liz Kendall vs Blake Stephenson

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

Photograph of Liz Kendall
Liz Kendall
Lab Leicester West
vs
Photograph of Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Liz Kendall and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 213 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 208 different votes 213 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
6 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 11% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 7 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
28 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
14 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 15 shared votes
2 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
14 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 15 shared votes
2 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
1 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

65.4 %
8 % below average
Rank 515 of 648
Participation
71.7 %
2 % below average
Rank 397 of 648
1,513
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
377
526 eligible divisions
866
57.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
166
44.0 % of votes cast
647
42.8 % of votes cast
No votes
211
56.0 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
16 years, 0 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

40
-20.4 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 648
Appearances
71
+10.6 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 648
360
+251.1 vs Commons average
Rank 28 of 648
Contributions
91
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,620,750
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£249,722
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
2
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

Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
184 of 211 votes
#2
Transport
18 of 21 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#3
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
Environment / Climate
35 of 45 votes
#4
Tax
89 of 108 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
50 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
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
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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