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Chris Elmore vs Mr Toby Perkins

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

Photograph of Chris Elmore
Chris Elmore
Lab Bridgend
vs
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Mr Toby Perkins
Lab Chesterfield

Voting alignment

Chris Elmore and Mr Toby Perkins voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,515 shared comparable votes.

1,510 same votes 5 different votes 1,515 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
108 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 172 shared votes
108 Aye 64 No
38 Aye 101 No
Migration 100% aligned 139 shared votes
38 Aye 101 No
30 Aye 32 No
Transport 100% aligned 62 shared votes
30 Aye 32 No
31 Aye 30 No
Defence 100% aligned 61 shared votes
31 Aye 30 No
29 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 61 shared votes
29 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 40 shared votes
28 Aye 12 No
59 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 131 shared votes
58 Aye 73 No
107 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 167 shared votes
108 Aye 59 No
108 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 172 shared votes
108 Aye 64 No
38 Aye 101 No
Migration 100% aligned 139 shared votes
38 Aye 101 No

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

Voting record

78.4 %
6 % above average
Rank 237 of 649
Participation
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 346 of 649
1,810
2,310 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,733
2,361 eligible divisions
995
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
959
55.3 % of votes cast
815
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
774
44.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
10 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2016
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

38
-39.9 vs Commons average
Rank 502 of 650
Appearances
86
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 207 of 650
226
+87.7 vs Commons average
Rank 103 of 650
Contributions
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,290,713
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,954,096
all imported IPSA years
£343,439
52 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,578
36 % above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Housing
58 of 61 votes
#1
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Migration
151 of 165 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill: Second Reading 20 Dec 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye rebel
Aye
Joanna Cherry's motion G (Parliamentary Supremacy) 1 Apr 2019
No rebel
Aye
Joanna Cherry's motion L (Revocation to avoid no deal) 27 Mar 2019
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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