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Priti Patel vs Blake Stephenson

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

Photograph of Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham
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Photograph of Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Priti Patel and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 289 shared comparable votes.

289 same votes 0 different votes 289 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 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
34 Aye 43 No
11 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
11 Aye 25 No
6 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
1 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
1 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
34 Aye 43 No
11 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
11 Aye 25 No
6 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
1 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
1 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 562 of 649
Participation
71.3 %
1 % below average
Rank 399 of 649
1,458
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
410
575 eligible divisions
663
45.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
185
45.1 % of votes cast
795
54.5 % of votes cast
No votes
225
54.9 % of votes cast
14
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 650
Appearances
70
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 650
95
-43.3 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 650
Contributions
99
-39.3 vs Commons average
Rank 318 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£244,429
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10 % below average
15
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
12
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
189 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
51 of 66 votes
#2
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#4
Tax
91 of 111 votes
Tax
217 of 321 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
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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