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Freddie van Mierlo vs Josh Babarinde

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

Photograph of Freddie van Mierlo
Freddie van Mierlo
LD Henley and Thame
vs
Photograph of Josh Babarinde
Josh Babarinde
LD Eastbourne

Voting alignment

Freddie van Mierlo and Josh Babarinde voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 216 shared comparable votes.

216 same votes 0 different votes 216 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
27 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 4 No
Education 100% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 4 No
Education 100% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

41.4%
31% below average
Rank 633 of 649
Participation
70.3%
2% below average
Rank 425 of 649
244
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
415
590 eligible divisions
134
54.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
224
54.0% of votes cast
110
45.1% of votes cast
No votes
191
46.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

92
+8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 211 of 649
Appearances
116
+32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 127 of 649
119
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 649
Contributions
133
-12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£177,310
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£181,159
all imported IPSA years
£177,310
22% below average
Latest expenses
£181,159
20% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
19 of 30 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Energy
10 of 20 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
2 of 4 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API