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Dr Neil Hudson vs Steve Witherden

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

Photograph of Dr Neil Hudson
Dr Neil Hudson
Con Epping Forest
vs
Photograph of Steve Witherden
Steve Witherden
Lab Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr

Voting alignment

Dr Neil Hudson and Steve Witherden voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 365 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 359 different votes 365 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
7 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 14% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 12 No
Benefits 6% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
21 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
31 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
48 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
48 Aye 31 No
10 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 11 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

84.7%
12% above average
Rank 101 of 649
Participation
79.8%
7% above average
Rank 203 of 649
1,405
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
471
590 eligible divisions
698
49.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
244
51.8% of votes cast
707
50.3% of votes cast
No votes
227
48.2% of votes cast
14
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

80
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 649
Appearances
60
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 649
94
-48.3 vs Commons average
Rank 348 of 649
Contributions
76
-66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,070,160
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£141,271
all imported IPSA years
£223,469
1% below average
Latest expenses
£141,271
38% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
63 of 63 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Crime / Justice
163 of 174 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 41 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Trade
49 of 53 votes
#5
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
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