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Pat McFadden vs Blake Stephenson

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

Photograph of Pat McFadden
Pat McFadden
Lab Wolverhampton South East
vs
Photograph of Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Pat McFadden and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 147 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 144 different votes 147 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
14 Aye 6 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 7 No
Tax 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 2 No
Education 0% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 7 No
Tax 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 2 No
Education 0% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 4 No
Transport 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

66.0 %
7 % below average
Rank 505 of 648
Participation
71.7 %
2 % below average
Rank 397 of 648
1,525
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
377
526 eligible divisions
881
57.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
166
44.0 % of votes cast
644
42.2 % of votes cast
No votes
211
56.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

44
-16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 648
Appearances
71
+10.6 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 648
329
+220.1 vs Commons average
Rank 32 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

£2,498,186
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£225,631
same as average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
2
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

Brexit / EU
184 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Transport
18 of 21 votes
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
#3
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
Trade
72 of 88 votes
#4
Tax
89 of 108 votes
Benefits
64 of 81 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
50 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
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