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Aphra Brandreth vs Dame Meg Hillier

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

Photograph of Aphra Brandreth
Aphra Brandreth
Con Chester South and Eddisbury
vs
Photograph of Dame Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch

Voting alignment

Aphra Brandreth and Dame Meg Hillier voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 303 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 300 different votes 303 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
4 Aye 15 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
28 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
38 Aye 28 No
8 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 24 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
24 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
38 Aye 28 No
8 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 24 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
24 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

65.2%
7% below average
Rank 517 of 650
Participation
73.6%
1% above average
Rank 341 of 650
394
604 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,759
2,390 eligible divisions
186
47.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
991
56.3% of votes cast
208
52.8% of votes cast
No votes
768
43.7% of votes cast
15
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

94
+7.1 vs Commons average
Rank 213 of 650
Appearances
141
+54.1 vs Commons average
Rank 92 of 650
112
-39.4 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 650
Contributions
230
+78.6 vs Commons average
Rank 111 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£250,031
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
£250,031
11% above average
Latest expenses
£274,096
21% above average
12
5 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 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

Foreign Affairs
5 of 5 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
62 of 70 votes
Trade
8 of 10 votes
#3
Education
82 of 96 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
Tax
80 of 114 votes
#5
Benefits
66 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
No
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API