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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 240 shared comparable votes.

240 same votes 0 different votes 240 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
19 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes
19 Aye 32 No
16 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
4 Aye 25 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
19 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes
19 Aye 32 No
16 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
4 Aye 25 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

72.3%
same as average
Rank 377 of 650
Participation
64.6%
8% below average
Rank 524 of 650
430
595 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,373
2,126 eligible divisions
190
44.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
630
45.9% of votes cast
240
55.8% of votes cast
No votes
743
54.1% 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

124
+39.3 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 650
Appearances
113
+28.3 vs Commons average
Rank 137 of 650
149
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 214 of 650
Contributions
164
+16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 182 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
38 of 39 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 87 votes
Tax
90 of 112 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
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
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API