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Mrs Kemi Badenoch vs Blake Stephenson

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

Photograph of Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Con North West Essex
vs
Photograph of Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Mrs Kemi Badenoch and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 159 shared comparable votes.

159 same votes 0 different votes 159 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
19 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 46 shared votes
19 Aye 27 No
9 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
2 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 5 No
Transport 100% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 46 shared votes
19 Aye 27 No
9 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
2 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 5 No
Transport 100% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

66.7%
6% below average
Rank 479 of 650
Participation
71.7%
1% below average
Rank 390 of 650
1,423
2,132 eligible divisions
Total votes
431
601 eligible divisions
704
49.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
195
45.2% of votes cast
719
50.5% of votes cast
No votes
236
54.8% of votes cast
3
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

66
-19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 348 of 650
Appearances
88
+2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 650
282
+132.9 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
Contributions
180
+30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 167 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,740,878
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£278,687
23% above average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10% below average
19
5 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
4
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
167 of 188 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
5 of 5 votes
Trade
76 of 90 votes
#2
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Migration
134 of 163 votes
#3
Tax
93 of 113 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 70 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
54 of 66 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 47 votes
#5
Work / Employment
34 of 42 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
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