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Victoria Collins vs Blake Stephenson

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

Photograph of Victoria Collins
Victoria Collins
LD Harpenden and Berkhamsted
vs
Photograph of Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Victoria Collins and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 263 shared comparable votes.

208 same votes 55 different votes 263 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
8 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
33 Aye 41 No
Tax 96% aligned 74 shared votes
30 Aye 44 No
3 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 93% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 90% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 89% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 1 No
Energy 38% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 6 No
Housing 53% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

68.2 %
4 % below average
Rank 464 of 650
Participation
71.9 %
1 % below average
Rank 386 of 650
384
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
405
563 eligible divisions
204
53.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
184
45.4 % of votes cast
180
46.9 % of votes cast
No votes
221
54.6 % of votes cast
2
0.5 % of votes cast
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

92
+21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650
Appearances
67
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 650
114
-11.8 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 650
Contributions
90
-35.8 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£204,083
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£204,083
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10 % below average
8
6 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
1
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

Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#3
Tax
91 of 111 votes
Education
41 of 49 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
50 of 61 votes
Trade
4 of 5 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 33 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API