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Anna Gelderd vs Helen Whately

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

Photograph of Anna Gelderd
Anna Gelderd
Lab South East Cornwall
vs
Photograph of Helen Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent

Voting alignment

Anna Gelderd and Helen Whately voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 273 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 267 different votes 273 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
1 Aye 3 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 5 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
39 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
30 Aye 39 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
30 Aye 39 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

68.4 %
4 % below average
Rank 460 of 650
Participation
83.7 %
11 % above average
Rank 127 of 650
385
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,967
2,349 eligible divisions
183
47.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
939
47.7 % of votes cast
202
52.5 % of votes cast
No votes
1,028
52.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

61
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650
Appearances
42
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 650
63
-62.8 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 650
Contributions
65
-60.8 vs Commons average
Rank 416 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£153,512
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£153,512
32 % below average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
10 of 10 votes
#1
Trade
84 of 89 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Defence
31 of 33 votes
#4
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 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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