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Gregory Stafford vs Helen Whately

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

Photograph of Gregory Stafford
Gregory Stafford
Con Farnham and Bordon
vs
Photograph of Helen Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent

Voting alignment

Gregory Stafford and Helen Whately voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 330 shared comparable votes.

329 same votes 1 different votes 330 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
30 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
30 Aye 50 No
11 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
11 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
30 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
30 Aye 50 No
11 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
11 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

75.9%
3% above average
Rank 290 of 649
Participation
83.7%
11% above average
Rank 119 of 649
448
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,989
2,376 eligible divisions
208
46.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
950
47.8% of votes cast
240
53.6% of votes cast
No votes
1,039
52.2% 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

146
+62.4 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 650
Appearances
44
-39.6 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 650
290
+144.3 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 650
Contributions
66
-79.7 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£192,386
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£192,386
15% below average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
5
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

Tax
101 of 112 votes
#1
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 39 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Education
41 of 50 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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