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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 168 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 166 different votes 168 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
6 Aye 3 No
Transport 0% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

62.4 %
11 % below average
Rank 553 of 647
Participation
71.3 %
2 % below average
Rank 409 of 647
1,450
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
383
537 eligible divisions
854
58.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
171
44.6 % of votes cast
596
41.1 % of votes cast
No votes
212
55.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
13 years, 6 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

40
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 647
Appearances
68
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 647
350
+236.2 vs Commons average
Rank 28 of 647
Contributions
88
-25.8 vs Commons average
Rank 292 of 647

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
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
5 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
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
#3
Tax
89 of 108 votes
Trade
65 of 88 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
50 of 61 votes
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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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