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Sarah Bool vs Esther McVey

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

Photograph of Sarah Bool
Sarah Bool
Con South Northamptonshire
vs
Photograph of Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton

Voting alignment

Sarah Bool 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
23 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
23 Aye 33 No
17 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
4 Aye 23 No
10 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
23 Aye 33 No
17 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
4 Aye 23 No
10 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

70.8%
2% below average
Rank 414 of 650
Participation
64.6%
8% below average
Rank 524 of 650
421
595 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,373
2,126 eligible divisions
179
42.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
630
45.9% of votes cast
242
57.5% of votes cast
No votes
743
54.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% 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

99
+13.8 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 650
Appearances
113
+27.8 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 650
116
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 298 of 650
Contributions
164
+15.4 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£188,791
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
£188,791
17% below average
Latest expenses
£295,931
31% above average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 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

Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
62 of 70 votes
Tax
98 of 112 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
Crime / Justice
56 of 66 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 87 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 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
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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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