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Helen Whately vs Lucy Rigby

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 Lucy Rigby
Lucy Rigby
Lab Northampton North

Voting alignment

Helen Whately and Lucy Rigby voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 238 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 234 different votes 238 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
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
23 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
45 Aye 23 No
6 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
45 Aye 23 No
6 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
10 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 124 of 649
Participation
57.2 %
15 % below average
Rank 595 of 649
1,972
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
325
568 eligible divisions
940
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
164
50.5 % of votes cast
1,032
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
161
49.5 % of votes cast
4
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

43
-30.0 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 649
Appearances
57
-16.0 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 649
66
-63.7 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 649
Contributions
239
+109.3 vs Commons average
Rank 78 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
£163,015
all imported IPSA years
£269,510
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£163,015
28 % below average
7
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
84 of 89 votes
#1
Trade
4 of 5 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Transport
23 of 29 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
8 of 11 votes
Migration
156 of 169 votes
#4
Housing
22 of 31 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#5
Energy
14 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 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
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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