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Maureen Burke vs Esther McVey

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

Photograph of Maureen Burke
Maureen Burke
Lab Glasgow North East
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Photograph of Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton

Voting alignment

Maureen Burke and Esther McVey voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 172 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 166 different votes 172 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
3 Aye 6 No
Benefits 33% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 11% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 8 No
Tax 0% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 16 shared votes
1 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 8 No
Tax 0% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 16 shared votes
1 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

58.6%
14% below average
Rank 583 of 649
Participation
64.7%
8% below average
Rank 522 of 649
346
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,373
2,121 eligible divisions
145
41.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
630
45.9% of votes cast
201
58.1% of votes cast
No votes
743
54.1% of votes cast
3
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
54
3.9% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

18
-65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 649
Appearances
110
+26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 649
23
-122.9 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 649
Contributions
161
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£166,388
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
£166,388
26% below average
Latest expenses
£295,931
31% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
3 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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Transport
22 of 29 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
Energy
15 of 20 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 87 votes
Housing
23 of 32 votes
#5
Transport
67 of 88 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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