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Stuart Anderson vs Blake Stephenson

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

Photograph of Stuart Anderson
Stuart Anderson
Con South Shropshire
vs
Photograph of Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Stuart Anderson and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 288 shared comparable votes.

288 same votes 0 different votes 288 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
29 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
29 Aye 38 No
21 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
7 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
3 Aye 16 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
29 Aye 38 No
21 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
7 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
3 Aye 16 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

77.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 270 of 648
Participation
71.7 %
2 % below average
Rank 397 of 648
1,231
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
377
526 eligible divisions
593
48.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
166
44.0 % of votes cast
638
51.8 % of votes cast
No votes
211
56.0 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

53
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 300 of 648
Appearances
71
+11.1 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 648
94
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 248 of 648
Contributions
91
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,320,074
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£303,089
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 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

Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Energy
40 of 45 votes
#2
Transport
18 of 21 votes
Trade
43 of 50 votes
#3
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#4
Tax
89 of 108 votes
Crime / Justice
145 of 173 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
50 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
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 Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
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
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
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