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Rebecca Smith vs Blake Stephenson

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


Voting alignment

Rebecca Smith and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 321 shared comparable votes.

320 same votes 1 different votes 321 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
19 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
6 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 90% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
34 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
34 Aye 43 No
19 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
6 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

70.5%
2% below average
Rank 419 of 649
Participation
71.4%
1% below average
Rank 397 of 649
416
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
421
590 eligible divisions
196
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
191
45.4% of votes cast
220
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
230
54.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

150
+66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 649
Appearances
85
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 649
268
+122.1 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 649
Contributions
165
+19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£213,132
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£213,132
6% below average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10% below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
2
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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#2
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Tax
92 of 112 votes
Tax
88 of 112 votes
#5
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API