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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.


Voting alignment

Sarah Pochin and Esther McVey voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 109 shared comparable votes.

108 same votes 1 different votes 109 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
5 Aye 9 No
Tax 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
0 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 13 shared votes
0 Aye 13 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
5 Aye 9 No
Tax 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
0 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 13 shared votes
0 Aye 13 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

60.0 %
13 % below average
Rank 580 of 647
Participation
64.9 %
8 % below average
Rank 524 of 647
204
340 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,334
2,057 eligible divisions
85
41.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
608
45.6 % of votes cast
119
58.3 % of votes cast
No votes
726
54.4 % of votes cast
7
3.4 % of votes cast
Against party
54
4.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 2025
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

63
+2.2 vs Commons average
Rank 211 of 647
Appearances
77
+16.2 vs Commons average
Rank 156 of 647
75
-34.3 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 647
Contributions
109
-0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 647

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
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
62 of 69 votes
Trade
4 of 4 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Housing
22 of 24 votes
#3
Defence
47 of 59 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 10 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
Migration
7 of 9 votes
#5
Trade
66 of 84 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API