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Sarah Pochin vs Blake Stephenson

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

Photograph of Sarah Pochin
Sarah Pochin
RUK Runcorn and Helsby
vs
Photograph of Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Sarah Pochin and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 94% of the time, based on 161 shared comparable votes.

151 same votes 10 different votes 161 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
7 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
0 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 13 shared votes
0 Aye 13 No
2 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 5 No
Benefits 100% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 100% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 1 No
Transport 83% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 8 No
Housing 91% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
16 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
7 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
0 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 13 shared votes
0 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

57.9 %
15 % below average
Rank 591 of 647
Participation
71.2 %
2 % below average
Rank 408 of 647
206
356 eligible divisions
Total votes
386
542 eligible divisions
87
42.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
173
44.8 % of votes cast
119
57.8 % of votes cast
No votes
213
55.2 % of votes cast
7
3.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
1 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 2025
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

63
-2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 647
Appearances
67
+1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 647
74
-41.8 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 647
Contributions
87
-28.8 vs Commons average
Rank 299 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£0
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
n/a
average unavailable
Latest expenses
£203,629
10 % below average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
4 of 4 votes
#2
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
Housing
22 of 24 votes
#3
Tax
89 of 108 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 10 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
50 of 61 votes
Migration
7 of 9 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025
Transport
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
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
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 311 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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