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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 268 shared comparable votes.

268 same votes 0 different votes 268 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 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
32 Aye 43 No
10 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
10 Aye 25 No
6 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
1 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
1 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
32 Aye 43 No
10 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
10 Aye 25 No
6 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
1 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
1 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 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 648
Participation
71.7 %
2 % below average
Rank 397 of 648
1,429
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
377
526 eligible divisions
644
45.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
166
44.0 % of votes cast
785
54.9 % of votes cast
No votes
211
56.0 % of votes cast
14
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

57
-3.4 vs Commons average
Rank 264 of 648
Appearances
71
+10.6 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 648
77
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 316 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

£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
7
5 registered categories
8
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
189 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
51 of 66 votes
#2
Transport
18 of 21 votes
Trade
67 of 88 votes
#3
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#4
Tax
89 of 108 votes
Tax
215 of 318 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
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
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
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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