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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.


Voting alignment

Dame Caroline Dinenage and Helen Whately voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,697 shared comparable votes.

1,688 same votes 9 different votes 1,697 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
85 Aye 149 No
Tax 100% aligned 234 shared votes
85 Aye 149 No
102 Aye 39 No
Migration 100% aligned 141 shared votes
102 Aye 39 No
40 Aye 39 No
Trade 100% aligned 79 shared votes
40 Aye 39 No
42 Aye 33 No
Transport 100% aligned 75 shared votes
42 Aye 33 No
23 Aye 48 No
Education 100% aligned 71 shared votes
23 Aye 48 No
Most different by topic
74 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 139 shared votes
73 Aye 66 No
74 Aye 120 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 194 shared votes
73 Aye 121 No
85 Aye 149 No
Tax 100% aligned 234 shared votes
85 Aye 149 No
102 Aye 39 No
Migration 100% aligned 141 shared votes
102 Aye 39 No
40 Aye 39 No
Trade 100% aligned 79 shared votes
40 Aye 39 No

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

Voting record

77.6%
5% above average
Rank 259 of 650
Participation
83.4%
11% above average
Rank 123 of 650
1,852
2,388 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,992
2,388 eligible divisions
905
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
953
47.8% of votes cast
947
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
1,039
52.2% of votes cast
15
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

84
-2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 265 of 650
Appearances
51
-35.4 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 650
100
-50.6 vs Commons average
Rank 352 of 650
Contributions
75
-75.6 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 650

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
8
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

Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Trade
85 of 94 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
65 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 70 votes
#3
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#4
Trade
86 of 94 votes
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 votes
#5

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API