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Helen Whately vs Harpreet Uppal

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 Harpreet Uppal
Harpreet Uppal
Lab Huddersfield

Voting alignment

Helen Whately and Harpreet Uppal voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 358 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 352 different votes 358 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
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 17 No
Benefits 9% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
30 Aye 55 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
55 Aye 30 No
11 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 55 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
55 Aye 30 No
11 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 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
90.5 %
18 % above average
Rank 17 of 650
1,965
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
505
558 eligible divisions
937
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
250
49.5 % of votes cast
1,028
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
255
50.5 % 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
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

40
-28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 650
Appearances
51
-17.5 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 650
61
-60.7 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 650
Contributions
58
-63.7 vs Commons average
Rank 441 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
£137,037
all imported IPSA years
£269,510
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£137,037
39 % below 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
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Transport
26 of 26 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Migration
156 of 169 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#5
Migration
11 of 11 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
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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