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Michael Wheeler vs Blake Stephenson

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

Photograph of Michael Wheeler
Michael Wheeler
Lab Worsley and Eccles
vs
Photograph of Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Michael Wheeler and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 395 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 386 different votes 395 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 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 7 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
40 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
38 Aye 40 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
38 Aye 40 No
26 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
8 Aye 26 No
20 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

89.4%
17% above average
Rank 24 of 650
Participation
72.1%
same as average
Rank 379 of 650
554
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
447
620 eligible divisions
271
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
205
45.9% of votes cast
283
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
242
54.1% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

13
-79.9 vs Commons average
Rank 622 of 650
Appearances
102
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 205 of 650
17
-144.6 vs Commons average
Rank 616 of 650
Contributions
208
+46.4 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£199,765
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£199,765
12% 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
32 of 32 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#2
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
54 of 66 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Tax
93 of 114 votes
Crime / Justice
64 of 66 votes
#5
Work / Employment
34 of 42 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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