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Dame Karen Bradley vs Sarah Pochin

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 Sarah Pochin
Sarah Pochin
RUK Runcorn and Helsby

Voting alignment

Dame Karen Bradley and Sarah Pochin voted the same way 94% of the time, based on 119 shared comparable votes.

112 same votes 7 different votes 119 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
0 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
0 Aye 16 No
1 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 9 shared votes
1 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 3 No
Tax 100% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 4 No
Benefits 100% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 1 No
Transport 86% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 7 No
Housing 91% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 94% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
0 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
0 Aye 16 No
1 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 9 shared votes
1 Aye 8 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 475 of 649
Participation
56.8 %
16 % below average
Rank 598 of 649
1,586
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
221
389 eligible divisions
742
46.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
97
43.9 % of votes cast
844
53.2 % of votes cast
No votes
124
56.1 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
7
3.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 2025

Debates

74
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 650
Appearances
96
+18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 650
80
-58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 650
Contributions
115
-23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 248 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
£0
all imported IPSA years
£283,093
25 % above average
Latest expenses
n/a
average unavailable
12
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
11
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Trade
7 of 7 votes
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#3
Housing
22 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
61 of 77 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#5
Energy
6 of 8 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
No
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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