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Olivia Bailey vs Esther McVey

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

Photograph of Olivia Bailey
Olivia Bailey
Lab Reading West and Mid Berkshire
vs
Photograph of Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton

Voting alignment

Olivia Bailey and Esther McVey voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 176 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 172 different votes 176 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
5 Aye 6 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
4 Aye 22 No
6 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
4 Aye 22 No
6 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

72.6 %
same as average
Rank 368 of 650
Participation
64.8 %
8 % below average
Rank 521 of 650
409
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,356
2,094 eligible divisions
205
50.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
621
45.8 % of votes cast
204
49.9 % of votes cast
No votes
735
54.2 % of votes cast
9
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
54
4.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

61
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 325 of 650
Appearances
90
+19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 650
176
+50.2 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 650
Contributions
111
-14.8 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£210,175
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
£210,175
7 % below average
Latest expenses
£295,931
31 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
1
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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
Education
42 of 49 votes
#4
Trade
66 of 85 votes
Migration
9 of 11 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API