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Paul Holmes vs Blake Stephenson

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

Photograph of Paul Holmes
Paul Holmes
Con Hamble Valley
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Photograph of Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Paul Holmes and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 306 shared comparable votes.

306 same votes 0 different votes 306 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
32 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
32 Aye 38 No
21 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
6 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
2 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
2 Aye 20 No
4 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
32 Aye 38 No
21 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
6 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
2 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
2 Aye 20 No
4 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

85.8 %
13 % above average
Rank 91 of 648
Participation
71.7 %
2 % below average
Rank 397 of 648
1,367
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
377
526 eligible divisions
676
49.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
166
44.0 % of votes cast
691
50.5 % of votes cast
No votes
211
56.0 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

89
+28.6 vs Commons average
Rank 110 of 648
Appearances
71
+10.6 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 648
360
+251.1 vs Commons average
Rank 27 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

£1,091,272
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£234,722
4 % above average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10 % below average
3
3 registered categories
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

Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#2
Transport
18 of 21 votes
Trade
49 of 50 votes
#3
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
#4
Tax
89 of 108 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 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
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
No
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
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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