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Ruth Cadbury vs Blake Stephenson

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

Photograph of Ruth Cadbury
Ruth Cadbury
Lab Brentford and Isleworth
vs
Photograph of Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Ruth Cadbury and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 323 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 319 different votes 323 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
6 Aye 7 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
50 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
33 Aye 50 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
33 Aye 50 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 314 of 649
Participation
71.3 %
1 % below average
Rank 399 of 649
1,770
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
410
575 eligible divisions
986
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
185
45.1 % of votes cast
784
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
225
54.9 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 650
Appearances
70
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 650
77
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 397 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

£2,210,414
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£293,505
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
1
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
59 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
#2
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#4
Tax
91 of 111 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#5
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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