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Mark Sewards vs Steve Race

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

Photograph of Mark Sewards
Mark Sewards
Lab Leeds South West and Morley
vs
Photograph of Steve Race
Steve Race
Lab Exeter

Voting alignment

Mark Sewards and Steve Race voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 382 shared comparable votes.

382 same votes 0 different votes 382 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
47 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
47 Aye 34 No
24 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
12 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
47 Aye 34 No
24 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
12 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

77.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 261 of 650
Participation
85.8 %
13 % above average
Rank 79 of 650
436
565 eligible divisions
Total votes
485
565 eligible divisions
204
46.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
261
53.8 % of votes cast
232
53.2 % of votes cast
No votes
224
46.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

139
+66.5 vs Commons average
Rank 55 of 650
Appearances
90
+17.5 vs Commons average
Rank 157 of 650
150
+21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 650
Contributions
106
-22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£200,003
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£194,803
all imported IPSA years
£200,003
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£194,803
14 % below average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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

Migration
11 of 11 votes
#1
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Transport
29 of 29 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API