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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
vs
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 338 shared comparable votes.

338 same votes 0 different votes 338 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
34 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
34 Aye 38 No
22 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
6 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
2 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
2 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
34 Aye 38 No
22 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
6 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
2 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
2 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

85.0%
12% above average
Rank 93 of 649
Participation
71.4%
1% below average
Rank 397 of 649
1,410
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
421
590 eligible divisions
702
49.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
191
45.4% of votes cast
708
50.2% of votes cast
No votes
230
54.6% of votes cast
5
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

114
+30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 650
Appearances
85
+1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 650
387
+241.3 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 650
Contributions
165
+19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 650

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
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
3
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

Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#2
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#4
Tax
92 of 112 votes
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 44 votes
#5
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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