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Emily Darlington vs Helen Whately

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

Photograph of Emily Darlington
Emily Darlington
Lab Milton Keynes Central
vs
Photograph of Helen Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent

Voting alignment

Emily Darlington and Helen Whately voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 393 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 387 different votes 393 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
2 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
15 Aye 7 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
56 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 87 shared votes
31 Aye 56 No
26 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 87 shared votes
31 Aye 56 No
26 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
18 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 14 No
Transport 0% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

87.1%
15% above average
Rank 53 of 650
Participation
83.4%
11% above average
Rank 122 of 650
540
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,006
2,406 eligible divisions
280
51.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
962
48.0% of votes cast
260
48.1% of votes cast
No votes
1,044
52.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

89
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 650
Appearances
51
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 479 of 650
117
-44.6 vs Commons average
Rank 329 of 650
Contributions
73
-88.6 vs Commons average
Rank 464 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£124,936
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£124,936
45% below average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
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

Education
50 of 50 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 212 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#4
Trade
86 of 94 votes
Transport
29 of 30 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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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