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Mr Louie French vs Blake Stephenson

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

Photograph of Mr Louie French
Mr Louie French
Con Old Bexley and Sidcup
vs
Photograph of Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Mr Louie French and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 339 shared comparable votes.

339 same votes 0 different votes 339 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
24 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
24 Aye 38 No
22 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
8 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
5 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
5 Aye 25 No
5 Aye 17 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
24 Aye 38 No
22 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
8 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
5 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
5 Aye 25 No
5 Aye 17 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

80.2%
8% above average
Rank 193 of 649
Participation
71.4%
1% below average
Rank 397 of 649
999
1,246 eligible divisions
Total votes
421
590 eligible divisions
504
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
191
45.4% of votes cast
495
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
230
54.6% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
4 years, 10 months
Since 2 Dec 2021
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

62
-21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 650
Appearances
85
+1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 650
79
-66.7 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 650
Contributions
165
+19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£423,303
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£143,451
37% below average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10% below average
9
4 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

Brexit / EU
16 of 16 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 65 votes
#2
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
29 of 30 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
Migration
127 of 136 votes
#4
Tax
92 of 112 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 54 votes
#5
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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