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Andy Slaughter vs Jake Richards

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

Photograph of Andy Slaughter
Andy Slaughter
Lab Hammersmith and Chiswick
vs
Photograph of Jake Richards
Jake Richards
Lab Rother Valley

Voting alignment

Andy Slaughter and Jake Richards voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 354 shared comparable votes.

354 same votes 0 different votes 354 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
42 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
42 Aye 25 No
24 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
42 Aye 25 No
24 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

81.8 %
9 % above average
Rank 161 of 649
Participation
72.6 %
same as average
Rank 366 of 649
1,927
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
414
570 eligible divisions
1,071
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
217
52.4 % of votes cast
856
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
197
47.6 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

81
+5.3 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 649
Appearances
62
-13.7 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 649
111
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 649
Contributions
205
+70.5 vs Commons average
Rank 111 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,905,788
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£187,382
all imported IPSA years
£285,386
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£187,382
17 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
2
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

Housing
64 of 66 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Defence
68 of 71 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
NHS / Health
53 of 56 votes
#4
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 75 votes
#5
Education
44 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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