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Christian Wakeford vs Sir Andrew Mitchell

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

Photograph of Christian Wakeford
Christian Wakeford
Lab Bury South
vs
Photograph of Sir Andrew Mitchell
Sir Andrew Mitchell
Con Sutton Coldfield

Voting alignment

Christian Wakeford and Sir Andrew Mitchell voted the same way 50% of the time, based on 763 shared comparable votes.

380 same votes 383 different votes 763 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
25 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 89% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
10 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 84% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 8 No
Trade 82% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 68% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 16 No
Defence 68% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 5% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 8 No
Education 8% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 79 No
Migration 25% aligned 102 shared votes
68 Aye 34 No

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

Voting record

85.8 %
13 % above average
Rank 90 of 648
Participation
63.8 %
9 % below average
Rank 535 of 648
1,367
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,474
2,312 eligible divisions
662
48.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
708
48.0 % of votes cast
705
51.6 % of votes cast
No votes
766
52.0 % of votes cast
9
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
39
2.6 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

1
-58.9 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 648
Appearances
46
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 648
1
-106.9 vs Commons average
Rank 633 of 648
Contributions
50
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,415,566
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,625,709
all imported IPSA years
£335,718
48 % above average
Latest expenses
£265,608
17 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
20
6 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

Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Defence
57 of 58 votes
#2
Migration
119 of 169 votes
Work / Employment
61 of 65 votes
#3
Transport
61 of 87 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 41 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 60 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 37 votes
#5
Trade
59 of 88 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
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