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Callum Anderson vs Helen Whately

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

Photograph of Callum Anderson
Callum Anderson
Lab Buckingham and Bletchley
vs
Photograph of Helen Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent

Voting alignment

Callum Anderson and Helen Whately voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 409 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 401 different votes 409 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
3 Aye 6 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 9% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
17 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
55 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 88 shared votes
33 Aye 55 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 88 shared votes
33 Aye 55 No
26 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 14 No
Transport 0% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

93.7%
21% above average
Rank 3 of 650
Participation
83.4%
11% above average
Rank 122 of 650
581
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,006
2,406 eligible divisions
294
50.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
962
48.0% of votes cast
287
49.4% of votes cast
No votes
1,044
52.0% of votes cast
2
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

70
-22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 359 of 650
Appearances
50
-42.1 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 650
85
-75.1 vs Commons average
Rank 429 of 650
Contributions
72
-88.1 vs Commons average
Rank 466 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£185,318
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£185,318
18% below average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19% above average
2
1 registered category
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

Education
50 of 50 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 212 votes
Defence
34 of 34 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
Housing
32 of 32 votes
#3
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#4
Trade
86 of 94 votes
Transport
30 of 30 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API