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Alex Burghart vs Steve Witherden

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

Photograph of Alex Burghart
Alex Burghart
Con Brentwood and Ongar
vs
Photograph of Steve Witherden
Steve Witherden
Lab Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr

Voting alignment

Alex Burghart and Steve Witherden voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 343 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 339 different votes 343 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 10 No
Benefits 8% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
20 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
28 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
43 Aye 28 No
8 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
43 Aye 28 No
8 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

85.2%
12% above average
Rank 90 of 649
Participation
79.7%
7% above average
Rank 207 of 649
1,798
2,111 eligible divisions
Total votes
462
580 eligible divisions
866
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
241
52.2% of votes cast
932
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
221
47.8% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

77
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 649
Appearances
61
-17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 360 of 649
127
-10.1 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 649
Contributions
76
-61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,112,100
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£141,271
all imported IPSA years
£203,620
10% below average
Latest expenses
£141,271
38% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
188 of 188 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Trade
83 of 87 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
154 of 163 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 63 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 49 votes
#5
Housing
30 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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