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Alison Hume vs Jake Richards

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

Photograph of Alison Hume
Alison Hume
Lab Scarborough and Whitby
vs
Photograph of Jake Richards
Jake Richards
Lab Rother Valley

Voting alignment

Alison Hume and Jake Richards voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 335 shared comparable votes.

331 same votes 4 different votes 335 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
38 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
38 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 7 No
Benefits 67% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
38 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
38 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

77.7%
5% above average
Rank 251 of 650
Participation
70.0%
2% below average
Rank 423 of 650
490
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
442
631 eligible divisions
229
46.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
225
50.9% of votes cast
261
53.3% of votes cast
No votes
217
49.1% of votes cast
4
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

103
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 212 of 650
Appearances
72
-22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 650
127
-37.6 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 650
Contributions
296
+131.4 vs Commons average
Rank 84 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£231,319
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£187,382
all imported IPSA years
£231,319
2% above average
Latest expenses
£187,382
17% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#4
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Defence
32 of 34 votes
#5
Education
44 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
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