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Member of Parliament

Esther McVey

Con Conservative Tatton ID 4084
Parliamentary Parliamentary Constituency

Esther has voted in 64.8 % of eligible Commons divisions, compared with a Commons average of 72.7 %. Esther has voted against the party's recorded majority 54 times.

A non-vote is not necessarily an absence — it may reflect ministerial duty, pairing, illness, or acting as a teller.

Voting record

Commons division votes from the official Commons Votes API.

Voted in 1,364 of 2,106 eligible divisions (64.8 %). Commons average: 72.7 %.

1364

Total votes

624

Aye

740

No

54

Against party

Aye / No split Ayes 624 / Noes 740

Divisions

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Division Vote
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading No
Finance Bill: Second Reading
Tax
No
Finance Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
Tax
Aye
Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
Transport
No
Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
Transport
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (investors' relief)
Tax
No
Budget Resolution No. 7: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief)
Tax Transport
No
Budget Resolution No. 6: Capital gains tax (the main rates)
Tax
No
Employment Rights Bill: Second Reading
Work / Employment
No
Employment Rights Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
Work / Employment
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 869): motion to annul Aye
King's Speech (Motion for an Address): Amendment (h) Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading
Tax
Aye
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill: Consideration of Lords Message: manuscript amendment
Digital / Online Safety
No

Source: Commons Votes API

Topic voting

Where this MP has been most and least active across locally tagged Commons division topics.

Highest topic participation

Foreign Affairs 62/69 (90 %)
Brexit / EU 164/188 (87 %)
Digital / Online Safety 39/49 (80 %)
Trade 68/87 (78 %)
Transport 67/88 (76 %)

Lowest topic participation

NHS / Health 18/52 (35 %)
Cost of Living 4/10 (40 %)
Education 32/76 (42 %)
Benefits 35/75 (47 %)
Housing 27/54 (50 %)
Voting source Commons Votes API

Voting FAQs

How many Commons divisions has Esther McVey voted in?

Esther McVey has recorded votes in 1,364 of 2,106 eligible Commons divisions (64.8 % participation rate). The Commons average is 72.7 %. Eligible divisions are those occurring on or after the MP's Commons membership start date. Source

Has Esther McVey voted against their party?

Esther McVey has voted against the party majority 54 times in the imported division data. Source