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Heidi Alexander vs Steve Witherden

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

Photograph of Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Lab Swindon South
vs
Photograph of Steve Witherden
Steve Witherden
Lab Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr

Voting alignment

Heidi Alexander and Steve Witherden voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 333 shared comparable votes.

331 same votes 2 different votes 333 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
40 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
40 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 5 No
Benefits 78% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
40 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
40 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

63.1%
9% below average
Rank 543 of 650
Participation
80.3%
8% above average
Rank 190 of 650
398
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
507
631 eligible divisions
191
48.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
261
51.5% of votes cast
207
52.0% of votes cast
No votes
246
48.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

69
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 650
Appearances
63
-31.5 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 650
546
+381.4 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 650
Contributions
81
-83.6 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£141,271
all imported IPSA years
£178,830
21% below average
Latest expenses
£141,271
38% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
6
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

Migration
13 of 13 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Transport
27 of 32 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Housing
26 of 32 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Trade
8 of 10 votes
#5
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API