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Steve Reed vs Blake Stephenson

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

Photograph of Steve Reed
Steve Reed
Lab Streatham and Croydon North
vs
Photograph of Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Steve Reed and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 174 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 172 different votes 174 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
4 Aye 4 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
31 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
27 Aye 31 No
15 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
27 Aye 31 No
15 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

62.0 %
11 % below average
Rank 557 of 649
Participation
71.3 %
1 % below average
Rank 399 of 649
1,464
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
410
575 eligible divisions
860
58.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
185
45.1 % of votes cast
604
41.3 % of votes cast
No votes
225
54.9 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
13 years, 8 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

54
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650
Appearances
70
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 650
446
+307.7 vs Commons average
Rank 24 of 650
Contributions
99
-39.3 vs Commons average
Rank 318 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,494,265
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£293,477
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
4
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
61 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
#2
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
Trade
67 of 91 votes
#4
Tax
91 of 111 votes
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
#5
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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