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Helen Whately vs Chris Curtis

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 Chris Curtis
Chris Curtis
Lab Milton Keynes North

Voting alignment

Helen Whately and Chris Curtis voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 341 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 336 different votes 341 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
6 Aye 15 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
17 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
32 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
47 Aye 32 No
11 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
47 Aye 32 No
11 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 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
81.0%
8% above average
Rank 181 of 649
1,989
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
478
590 eligible divisions
950
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
235
49.2% of votes cast
1,039
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
243
50.8% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% 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
31
-52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 551 of 649
66
-79.9 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 649
Contributions
42
-103.9 vs Commons average
Rank 539 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
£182,956
all imported IPSA years
£269,510
19% above average
Latest expenses
£182,956
19% below average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
11
4 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
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#4
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#5
Benefits
28 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
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
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