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Dame Caroline Dinenage vs Helen Whately

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

Photograph of Dame Caroline Dinenage
Dame Caroline Dinenage
Con Gosport
vs
Photograph of Helen Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent

Voting alignment

Dame Caroline Dinenage and Helen Whately voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,658 shared comparable votes.

1,649 same votes 9 different votes 1,658 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
82 Aye 149 No
Tax 100% aligned 231 shared votes
82 Aye 149 No
101 Aye 39 No
Migration 100% aligned 140 shared votes
101 Aye 39 No
40 Aye 36 No
Trade 100% aligned 76 shared votes
40 Aye 36 No
23 Aye 48 No
Education 100% aligned 71 shared votes
23 Aye 48 No
38 Aye 31 No
Transport 100% aligned 69 shared votes
38 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
73 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 138 shared votes
72 Aye 66 No
74 Aye 120 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 194 shared votes
73 Aye 121 No
82 Aye 149 No
Tax 100% aligned 231 shared votes
82 Aye 149 No
101 Aye 39 No
Migration 100% aligned 140 shared votes
101 Aye 39 No
40 Aye 36 No
Trade 100% aligned 76 shared votes
40 Aye 36 No

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

Voting record

78.0 %
5 % above average
Rank 258 of 648
Participation
84.0 %
11 % above average
Rank 126 of 648
1,803
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,943
2,312 eligible divisions
876
48.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
923
47.5 % of votes cast
927
51.4 % of votes cast
No votes
1,020
52.5 % of votes cast
15
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

58
-2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 248 of 648
Appearances
40
-20.4 vs Commons average
Rank 425 of 648
76
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 318 of 648
Contributions
62
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,521,725
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£285,728
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19 % above average
7
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
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

Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
#1
Trade
83 of 88 votes
Trade
79 of 88 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Migration
148 of 169 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Transport
73 of 87 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
Aye rebel
Football Governance Bills [Lords]: Second Reading 28 Apr 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye rebel
Amendment 19 to the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill 4 Sep 2019
Brexit / EU
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
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 Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
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
No
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
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