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Helen Whately vs Carolyn Harris

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

Photograph of Helen Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent
vs
Photograph of Carolyn Harris
Carolyn Harris
Lab Neath and Swansea East

Voting alignment

Helen Whately and Carolyn Harris voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,517 shared comparable votes.

71 same votes 1,446 different votes 1,517 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
18 Aye 18 No
NHS / Health 8% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
60 Aye 104 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 164 shared votes
105 Aye 59 No
69 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 136 shared votes
70 Aye 66 No
88 Aye 38 No
Migration 4% aligned 126 shared votes
35 Aye 91 No
18 Aye 35 No
Benefits 4% aligned 53 shared votes
33 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
16 Aye 32 No
Housing 0% aligned 48 shared votes
32 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 45 shared votes
26 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 21 No
Energy 0% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 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
75.1%
3% above average
Rank 308 of 649
1,989
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,785
2,376 eligible divisions
950
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,025
57.4% of votes cast
1,039
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
760
42.6% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

43
-39.3 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 649
Appearances
49
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 649
65
-78.5 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 649
Contributions
29
-114.5 vs Commons average
Rank 577 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
£2,394,912
all imported IPSA years
£269,510
19% above average
Latest expenses
£305,970
35% above average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
3
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

Trade
86 of 91 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Education
83 of 96 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#4
Work / Employment
66 of 77 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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