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Dr Al Pinkerton vs Helen Whately

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


Voting alignment

Dr Al Pinkerton and Helen Whately voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 280 shared comparable votes.

229 same votes 51 different votes 280 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 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
26 Aye 43 No
Tax 96% aligned 69 shared votes
23 Aye 46 No
3 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 94% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 21 No
Education 94% aligned 32 shared votes
9 Aye 23 No
10 Aye 5 No
Transport 87% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 43% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 14 No
Housing 67% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No
1 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

68.1%
4% below average
Rank 461 of 649
Participation
83.7%
11% above average
Rank 119 of 649
402
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,989
2,376 eligible divisions
208
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
950
47.8% of votes cast
194
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
1,039
52.2% of votes cast
13
3.2% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

165
+82.9 vs Commons average
Rank 44 of 649
Appearances
43
-39.1 vs Commons average
Rank 491 of 649
192
+49.1 vs Commons average
Rank 139 of 649
Contributions
65
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 456 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£189,783
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£189,783
16% below average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
2
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

#1
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#5

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API