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Ms Marie Rimmer vs Blake Stephenson

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

Photograph of Ms Marie Rimmer
Ms Marie Rimmer
Lab St Helens South and Whiston
vs
Photograph of Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Ms Marie Rimmer and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 9% of the time, based on 271 shared comparable votes.

25 same votes 246 different votes 271 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
2 Aye 1 No
Trade 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 8 No
Benefits 27% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 22% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
11 Aye 7 No
Housing 6% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
20 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
2 Aye 20 No
6 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 4 No
Energy 0% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

69.5%
3% below average
Rank 437 of 649
Participation
71.4%
1% below average
Rank 397 of 649
1,652
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
421
590 eligible divisions
883
53.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
191
45.4% of votes cast
769
46.5% of votes cast
No votes
230
54.6% of votes cast
32
1.9% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

11
-71.1 vs Commons average
Rank 617 of 649
Appearances
80
-2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 649
13
-129.9 vs Commons average
Rank 618 of 649
Contributions
116
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,944,981
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£257,584
14% above average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10% below average
0
0 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

Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#2
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#4
Tax
92 of 112 votes
Education
77 of 96 votes
#5
Work / Employment
31 of 39 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
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 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
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
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