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Helen Whately vs Dan Jarvis

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 Dan Jarvis
Dan Jarvis
Lab Barnsley North

Voting alignment

Helen Whately and Dan Jarvis voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,272 shared comparable votes.

62 same votes 1,210 different votes 1,272 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
7 Aye 22 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
60 Aye 90 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 150 shared votes
93 Aye 57 No
20 Aye 30 No
Foreign Affairs 6% aligned 50 shared votes
33 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 26 No
Benefits 5% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
66 Aye 39 No
Migration 5% aligned 105 shared votes
36 Aye 69 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 32 No
Trade 0% aligned 68 shared votes
32 Aye 36 No
29 Aye 27 No
Transport 0% aligned 56 shared votes
27 Aye 29 No
20 Aye 25 No
Housing 0% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 22 No
Defence 0% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 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
61.5%
11% below average
Rank 565 of 649
1,989
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,461
2,376 eligible divisions
950
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
832
56.9% of votes cast
1,039
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
629
43.1% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
15 years, 6 months
Since 3 Mar 2011

Debates

43
-39.3 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 649
Appearances
83
+0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 649
65
-78.5 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 649
Contributions
869
+725.5 vs Commons average
Rank 4 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
£3,206,085
all imported IPSA years
£269,510
19% above average
Latest expenses
£320,947
42% above average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
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
Housing
54 of 67 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Trade
71 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
160 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#5
Transport
63 of 95 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
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 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
Where they voted the same
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
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
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sept 2023
Aye
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