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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 137 shared comparable votes.

134 same votes 3 different votes 137 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 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
5 Aye 20 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
4 Aye 2 No
Housing 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 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 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
5 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

34.1%
38% below average
Rank 637 of 650
Participation
72.1%
same as average
Rank 381 of 650
15
44 eligible divisions
Total votes
446
619 eligible divisions
5
33.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
205
46.0% of votes cast
10
66.7% of votes cast
No votes
241
54.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 months
Since 13 Aug 2026
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

16
-72.8 vs Commons average
Rank 615 of 650
Appearances
93
+4.2 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 650
18
-136.6 vs Commons average
Rank 613 of 650
Contributions
192
+37.4 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£162,580
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£162,580
28% below average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10% below average
35
7 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

Democracy / Parliament
4 of 4 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Trade
3 of 3 votes
#2
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Work / Employment
3 of 3 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
54 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
2 of 13 votes
#4
Tax
93 of 114 votes
Crime / Justice
0 of 4 votes
#5
Work / Employment
34 of 42 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
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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