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Shivani Raja vs Blake Stephenson

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

Photograph of Shivani Raja
Shivani Raja
Con Leicester East
vs
Photograph of Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Shivani Raja and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 308 shared comparable votes.

307 same votes 1 different votes 308 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 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
23 Aye 41 No
20 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
23 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
23 Aye 41 No
20 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

63.4%
9% below average
Rank 536 of 649
Participation
71.4%
1% below average
Rank 397 of 649
374
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
421
590 eligible divisions
187
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
191
45.4% of votes cast
187
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
230
54.6% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

16
-67.6 vs Commons average
Rank 608 of 650
Appearances
85
+1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 650
18
-127.7 vs Commons average
Rank 612 of 650
Contributions
165
+19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£205,066
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£205,066
9% below average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10% below average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
0
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
36 of 39 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#2
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#4
Tax
92 of 112 votes
Transport
22 of 29 votes
#5
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
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: 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
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
No
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
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