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Nigel Farage vs Blake Stephenson

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

Photograph of Nigel Farage
Nigel Farage
RUK Clacton
vs
Photograph of Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Nigel Farage and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 120 shared comparable votes.

117 same votes 3 different votes 120 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
15 Aye 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
2 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 1 No
Education 100% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 2 No
Housing 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 91% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 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

31.7 %
41 % below average
Rank 636 of 647
Participation
71.3 %
2 % below average
Rank 409 of 647
170
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
383
537 eligible divisions
84
49.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
171
44.6 % of votes cast
86
50.6 % of votes cast
No votes
212
55.4 % of votes cast
1
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

16
-47.6 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 647
Appearances
68
+4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 647
18
-95.6 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 647
Contributions
88
-25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£156,380
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£156,380
31 % below average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10 % below average
35
7 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 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

Work / Employment
27 of 37 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
7 of 11 votes
#2
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
Housing
17 of 31 votes
#3
Tax
89 of 108 votes
Foreign Affairs
2 of 4 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
50 of 61 votes
Defence
10 of 22 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
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