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Bobby Dean vs Helen Whately

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


Voting alignment

Bobby Dean and Helen Whately voted the same way 75% of the time, based on 272 shared comparable votes.

203 same votes 69 different votes 272 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 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
9 Aye 21 No
Education 97% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
25 Aye 39 No
Tax 95% aligned 64 shared votes
22 Aye 42 No
4 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 89% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 85% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 43% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 14 No
Housing 65% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

69.2%
3% below average
Rank 447 of 649
Participation
83.7%
11% above average
Rank 119 of 649
408
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,989
2,376 eligible divisions
215
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
950
47.8% of votes cast
193
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
1,039
52.2% of votes cast
2
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

94
+11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 196 of 649
Appearances
43
-39.3 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 649
108
-35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 649
Contributions
65
-78.5 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£178,307
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£178,307
21% below average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
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

#1
Trade
86 of 91 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Education
41 of 50 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#5

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API