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Brian Mathew vs Helen Whately

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


Voting alignment

Brian Mathew and Helen Whately voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 263 shared comparable votes.

212 same votes 51 different votes 263 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
22 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
22 Aye 37 No
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
8 Aye 20 No
Education 96% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
4 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 89% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 81% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 2 No
Migration 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 15 No
Housing 64% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
1 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

65.8%
7% below average
Rank 505 of 649
Participation
83.7%
11% above average
Rank 119 of 649
388
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,989
2,376 eligible divisions
196
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
950
47.8% of votes cast
192
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
1,039
52.2% of votes cast
13
3.4% 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

80
-2.2 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 649
Appearances
43
-39.2 vs Commons average
Rank 491 of 649
90
-53.3 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 649
Contributions
65
-78.3 vs Commons average
Rank 457 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£157,740
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£157,740
30% below average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
0
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
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
#5

Recent voting overlap

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