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Dame Meg Hillier vs Mike Reader

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


Voting alignment

Dame Meg Hillier and Mike Reader voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 358 shared comparable votes.

356 same votes 2 different votes 358 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
45 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
45 Aye 31 No
21 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
25 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
25 Aye 1 No
12 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
45 Aye 31 No
21 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
25 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
25 Aye 1 No
12 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

73.4%
1% above average
Rank 343 of 650
Participation
74.0%
2% above average
Rank 329 of 650
1,775
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
467
631 eligible divisions
994
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
52.0% of votes cast
781
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
224
48.0% of votes cast
21
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.8% of votes cast
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

157
+62.5 vs Commons average
Rank 84 of 650
Appearances
82
-12.5 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
278
+113.5 vs Commons average
Rank 93 of 650
Contributions
118
-46.5 vs Commons average
Rank 337 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£208,618
all imported IPSA years
£274,096
21% above average
Latest expenses
£208,618
8% below average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
16
5 registered categories
1
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
190 of 212 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#2
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
#4
Tax
99 of 121 votes
Benefits
66 of 81 votes
#5
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API