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Chris Bloore vs Helen Whately

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

Photograph of Chris Bloore
Chris Bloore
Lab Redditch
vs
Photograph of Helen Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent

Voting alignment

Chris Bloore and Helen Whately voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 307 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 302 different votes 307 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
12 Aye 7 No
Benefits 16% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
39 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
29 Aye 39 No
23 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
11 Aye 23 No
9 Aye 14 No
Transport 0% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
29 Aye 39 No
23 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
11 Aye 23 No
9 Aye 14 No
Transport 0% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

73.4%
1% above average
Rank 349 of 649
Participation
83.7%
11% above average
Rank 119 of 649
433
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,989
2,376 eligible divisions
211
48.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
950
47.8% of votes cast
222
51.3% 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

115
+33.2 vs Commons average
Rank 123 of 649
Appearances
43
-38.8 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 649
127
-15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 649
Contributions
65
-77.5 vs Commons average
Rank 456 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£167,691
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£167,691
26% below average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19% above average
2
2 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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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