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Neil O'Brien vs Blake Stephenson

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

Photograph of Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
vs
Photograph of Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Neil O'Brien and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 313 shared comparable votes.

313 same votes 0 different votes 313 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
30 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
30 Aye 42 No
21 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
9 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 15 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
30 Aye 42 No
21 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
9 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 15 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

85.2 %
12 % above average
Rank 107 of 648
Participation
71.7 %
2 % below average
Rank 397 of 648
1,752
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
377
526 eligible divisions
860
49.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
166
44.0 % of votes cast
892
50.9 % of votes cast
No votes
211
56.0 % of votes cast
6
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

29
-31.4 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 648
Appearances
71
+10.6 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 648
34
-74.9 vs Commons average
Rank 524 of 648
Contributions
91
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£311,946
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
67 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 43 votes
#2
Transport
18 of 21 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
#3
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
Defence
55 of 59 votes
#4
Tax
89 of 108 votes
Trade
78 of 84 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
50 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API