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Helen Whately vs Damien Egan

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 Damien Egan
Damien Egan
Lab Bristol North East

Voting alignment

Helen Whately and Damien Egan voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 346 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 339 different votes 346 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 0 No
NHS / Health 17% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 10 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 4 No
Migration 5% aligned 20 shared votes
3 Aye 17 No
28 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
47 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
47 Aye 28 No
8 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 14 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

83.8 %
11 % above average
Rank 123 of 650
Participation
70.8 %
2 % below average
Rank 409 of 650
1,965
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
456
644 eligible divisions
937
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
212
46.5 % of votes cast
1,028
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
244
53.5 % of votes cast
4
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 15 Feb 2024

Debates

40
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 462 of 650
Appearances
16
-53.3 vs Commons average
Rank 597 of 650
61
-62.1 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 650
Contributions
21
-102.1 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£245,488
all imported IPSA years
£269,510
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£233,152
3 % above average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
84 of 89 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Migration
156 of 169 votes
#4
Transport
25 of 28 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#5
Trade
8 of 9 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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