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Peter Fortune vs Esther McVey

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

Photograph of Peter Fortune
Peter Fortune
Con Bromley and Biggin Hill
vs
Photograph of Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton

Voting alignment

Peter Fortune and Esther McVey voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 246 shared comparable votes.

246 same votes 0 different votes 246 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
20 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
20 Aye 32 No
4 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
4 Aye 28 No
16 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
20 Aye 32 No
4 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
4 Aye 28 No
16 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

72.5%
same as average
Rank 366 of 650
Participation
64.7%
8% below average
Rank 523 of 650
436
601 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,379
2,132 eligible divisions
192
44.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
632
45.8% of votes cast
244
56.0% of votes cast
No votes
747
54.2% of votes cast
2
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
54
3.9% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

127
+41.5 vs Commons average
Rank 108 of 650
Appearances
114
+28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 136 of 650
152
+3.0 vs Commons average
Rank 211 of 650
Contributions
164
+15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£180,830
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
£180,830
20% below average
Latest expenses
£295,931
31% above average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 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

Foreign Affairs
5 of 5 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
62 of 70 votes
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Trade
71 of 90 votes
Tax
91 of 113 votes
#5
Transport
67 of 88 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
Aye
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
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API