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Helen Whately vs Brian Mathew

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


Voting alignment

Helen Whately and Brian Mathew voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 263 shared comparable votes.

212 same votes 51 different votes 263 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
22 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
22 Aye 37 No
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
7 Aye 21 No
Education 96% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
4 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 89% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 81% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 4 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 1 No
Migration 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 17 No
Housing 64% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
0 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

83.7%
11% above average
Rank 119 of 649
Participation
65.8%
7% below average
Rank 505 of 649
1,989
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
388
590 eligible divisions
950
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
196
50.5% of votes cast
1,039
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
192
49.5% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
13
3.4% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

44
-39.7 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 649
Appearances
82
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 649
66
-79.9 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 649
Contributions
92
-53.9 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£157,740
all imported IPSA years
£269,510
19% above average
Latest expenses
£157,740
30% below average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
3
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

Trade
86 of 91 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#4
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#5
Benefits
25 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API