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Dame Karen Bradley vs Aphra Brandreth

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

Photograph of Dame Karen Bradley
Dame Karen Bradley
Con Staffordshire Moorlands
vs
Photograph of Aphra Brandreth
Aphra Brandreth
Con Chester South and Eddisbury

Voting alignment

Dame Karen Bradley and Aphra Brandreth voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 259 shared comparable votes.

251 same votes 8 different votes 259 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
16 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 50 shared votes
16 Aye 34 No
1 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
1 Aye 29 No
5 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 50 shared votes
16 Aye 34 No
1 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
1 Aye 29 No
5 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

66.6%
6% below average
Rank 482 of 650
Participation
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 488 of 650
1,614
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
636 eligible divisions
749
46.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
199
47.0% of votes cast
865
53.6% of votes cast
No votes
224
53.0% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.5% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

88
-9.0 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 650
Appearances
103
+6.0 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 650
109
-60.2 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 650
Contributions
127
-42.2 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,878,658
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£250,031
all imported IPSA years
£283,093
25% above average
Latest expenses
£250,031
11% above average
13
3 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
11
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

Brexit / EU
189 of 212 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 votes
#2
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
Trade
77 of 94 votes
#3
Trade
8 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 80 votes
#4
Tax
87 of 122 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
#5
Defence
24 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No rebel
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
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