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Martin McCluskey vs Esther McVey

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

Photograph of Martin McCluskey
Martin McCluskey
Lab Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West
vs
Photograph of Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton

Voting alignment

Martin McCluskey 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
9 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 13% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 4 No
Benefits 11% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
27 Aye 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 46 shared votes
19 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
4 Aye 23 No
9 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 46 shared votes
19 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
4 Aye 23 No
9 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

77.8 %
5 % above average
Rank 261 of 648
Participation
64.9 %
8 % below average
Rank 524 of 648
409
526 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,334
2,057 eligible divisions
210
51.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
608
45.6 % of votes cast
199
48.7 % of votes cast
No votes
726
54.4 % of votes cast
12
2.9 % of votes cast
Against party
54
4.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

47
-12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 352 of 648
Appearances
77
+17.1 vs Commons average
Rank 153 of 648
207
+99.1 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 648
Contributions
109
+1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 196 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£140,697
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
£140,697
38 % below average
Latest expenses
£295,931
31 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
0
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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Defence
47 of 59 votes
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Trade
66 of 84 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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