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Louise Sandher-Jones vs Blake Stephenson

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

Photograph of Louise Sandher-Jones
Louise Sandher-Jones
Lab North East Derbyshire
vs
Photograph of Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Louise Sandher-Jones and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 307 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 302 different votes 307 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
9 Aye 5 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
18 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
42 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
34 Aye 42 No
20 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
34 Aye 42 No
20 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

75.1 %
2 % above average
Rank 312 of 650
Participation
71.9 %
1 % below average
Rank 386 of 650
423
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
405
563 eligible divisions
212
50.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
184
45.4 % of votes cast
211
49.9 % of votes cast
No votes
221
54.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

59
-12.1 vs Commons average
Rank 336 of 650
Appearances
67
-4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 650
173
+46.8 vs Commons average
Rank 133 of 650
Contributions
90
-36.2 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£179,498
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£179,498
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Tax
91 of 111 votes
Migration
10 of 11 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
50 of 61 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 33 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
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
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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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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