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Dame Karen Bradley vs Mr Luke Charters

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
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Photograph of Mr Luke Charters
Mr Luke Charters
Lab York Outer

Voting alignment

Dame Karen Bradley and Mr Luke Charters voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 248 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 243 different votes 248 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
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
21 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 47 shared votes
26 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
1 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
23 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 47 shared votes
26 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
1 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
23 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

67.2 %
6 % below average
Rank 478 of 649
Participation
83.5 %
11 % above average
Rank 132 of 649
1,581
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
474
568 eligible divisions
739
46.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
245
51.7 % of votes cast
842
53.3 % of votes cast
No votes
229
48.3 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

50
-23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 649
Appearances
80
+6.6 vs Commons average
Rank 207 of 649
56
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 462 of 649
Contributions
105
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,878,658
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£244,344
all imported IPSA years
£283,093
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£244,344
8 % above average
12
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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
188 of 211 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Trade
72 of 89 votes
#3
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
59 of 75 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
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