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Shockat Adam vs Blake Stephenson

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

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Shockat Adam
Ind Leicester South
vs
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Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Shockat Adam and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 49% of the time, based on 242 shared comparable votes.

118 same votes 124 different votes 242 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
6 Aye 17 No
Education 91% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
3 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 75% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 75% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
13 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 56% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 0% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 4 No
Energy 10% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 3 No
Transport 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
9 Aye 9 No
Benefits 33% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

58.4 %
14 % below average
Rank 583 of 649
Participation
71.3 %
1 % below average
Rank 399 of 649
336
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
410
575 eligible divisions
182
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
185
45.1 % of votes cast
154
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
225
54.9 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

173
+95.4 vs Commons average
Rank 26 of 649
Appearances
70
-7.6 vs Commons average
Rank 300 of 649
185
+47.1 vs Commons average
Rank 137 of 649
Contributions
99
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£230,874
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£230,874
2 % above average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10 % below average
8
5 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
2
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

Housing
26 of 31 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#2
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Defence
23 of 34 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
Education
31 of 50 votes
#4
Tax
91 of 111 votes
Migration
8 of 13 votes
#5
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
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