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Sarah Pochin vs Esther McVey

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 Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton

Voting alignment

Sarah Pochin and Esther McVey voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 132 shared comparable votes.

131 same votes 1 different votes 132 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
11 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
0 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
0 Aye 18 No
7 Aye 9 No
Tax 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 5 No
Benefits 100% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 2 No
Housing 80% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
11 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
0 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
0 Aye 18 No
7 Aye 9 No
Tax 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

57.7%
15% below average
Rank 590 of 650
Participation
64.6%
8% below average
Rank 523 of 650
241
418 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,379
2,135 eligible divisions
108
44.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
632
45.8% of votes cast
133
55.2% of votes cast
No votes
747
54.2% of votes cast
7
2.9% of votes cast
Against party
54
3.9% of votes cast
1 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 2025
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

106
+19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 650
Appearances
114
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 650
126
-25.4 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 650
Contributions
162
+10.6 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£0
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
n/a
average unavailable
Latest expenses
£295,931
31% above average
7
5 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

Trade
10 of 10 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
62 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
5 of 5 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 10 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
Housing
22 of 25 votes
#4
Trade
71 of 90 votes
Energy
6 of 8 votes
#5
Transport
67 of 88 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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