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Elaine Stewart vs Helen Whately

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

Photograph of Elaine Stewart
Elaine Stewart
Lab Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
vs
Photograph of Helen Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent

Voting alignment

Elaine Stewart and Helen Whately voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 248 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 244 different votes 248 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
3 Aye 7 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
49 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
28 Aye 49 No
13 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
28 Aye 49 No
13 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 6 No
Energy 0% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

60.7 %
12 % below average
Rank 569 of 649
Participation
83.8 %
11 % above average
Rank 124 of 649
345
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,972
2,354 eligible divisions
155
44.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
940
47.7 % of votes cast
190
55.1 % of votes cast
No votes
1,032
52.3 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

19
-54.4 vs Commons average
Rank 583 of 649
Appearances
43
-30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 649
28
-102.3 vs Commons average
Rank 569 of 649
Contributions
66
-64.3 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£207,074
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£207,074
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
2 registered categories
0
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

Energy
16 of 20 votes
#1
Trade
84 of 89 votes
Housing
24 of 31 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Defence
26 of 34 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
47 of 62 votes
#4
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Tax
81 of 111 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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