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Helen Whately vs Heidi Alexander

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
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Photograph of Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Lab Swindon South

Voting alignment

Helen Whately and Heidi Alexander voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 538 shared comparable votes.

13 same votes 525 different votes 538 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
3 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
24 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 11% aligned 38 shared votes
16 Aye 22 No
4 Aye 16 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 4 No
Migration 7% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 62 No
Tax 0% aligned 96 shared votes
62 Aye 34 No
13 Aye 53 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 66 shared votes
53 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 29 No
Education 0% aligned 41 shared votes
29 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 20 No
Housing 0% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 15 No
Transport 0% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 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
63.1%
10% below average
Rank 540 of 649
1,989
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
372
590 eligible divisions
950
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
174
46.8% of votes cast
1,039
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
198
53.2% 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
65
-18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 649
66
-79.9 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 649
Contributions
547
+401.1 vs Commons average
Rank 15 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
£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
£269,510
19% above average
Latest expenses
£178,830
21% below average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Transport
25 of 29 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 32 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 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
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
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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Bill: Second Reading 16 Dec 2016
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Bill: Second Reading Closure Motion 16 Dec 2016
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Motion: Chilcot Inquiry and parliamentary accountability 30 Nov 2016
No
Aye
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
Aye
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