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Cat Eccles vs Steve Witherden

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

Photograph of Cat Eccles
Cat Eccles
Lab Stourbridge
vs
Photograph of Steve Witherden
Steve Witherden
Lab Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr

Voting alignment

Cat Eccles and Steve Witherden voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 271 shared comparable votes.

270 same votes 1 different votes 271 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 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
10 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 10 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
10 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 10 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

55.4%
17% below average
Rank 603 of 649
Participation
79.8%
7% above average
Rank 203 of 649
327
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
471
590 eligible divisions
142
43.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
244
51.8% of votes cast
185
56.6% of votes cast
No votes
227
48.2% of votes cast
10
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

103
+19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 649
Appearances
62
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 649
130
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 649
Contributions
80
-65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£179,390
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£141,271
all imported IPSA years
£179,390
21% below average
Latest expenses
£141,271
38% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#5
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API