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Dr Rupa Huq vs Steve Witherden

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

Photograph of Dr Rupa Huq
Dr Rupa Huq
Lab Ealing Central and Acton
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Photograph of Steve Witherden
Steve Witherden
Lab Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr

Voting alignment

Dr Rupa Huq and Steve Witherden voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 381 shared comparable votes.

370 same votes 11 different votes 381 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
28 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
28 Aye 35 No
16 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 7 No
Benefits 89% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
28 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
28 Aye 35 No
16 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

73.5%
1% above average
Rank 339 of 650
Participation
80.3%
8% above average
Rank 190 of 650
1,780
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
511
636 eligible divisions
972
54.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
263
51.5% of votes cast
808
45.4% of votes cast
No votes
248
48.5% of votes cast
15
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

84
-13.0 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 650
Appearances
66
-31.0 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
85
-84.2 vs Commons average
Rank 446 of 650
Contributions
86
-83.2 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,593,926
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£141,271
all imported IPSA years
£234,745
4% above average
Latest expenses
£141,271
38% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
2
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

Defence
63 of 71 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
69 of 80 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Trade
78 of 94 votes
#5
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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