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Helen Whately vs Natasha Irons

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 Natasha Irons
Natasha Irons
Lab Croydon East

Voting alignment

Helen Whately and Natasha Irons voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 354 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 349 different votes 354 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
5 Aye 4 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 16 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
30 Aye 49 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
49 Aye 30 No
11 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 49 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
49 Aye 30 No
11 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 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 125 of 649
Participation
86.6 %
14 % above average
Rank 65 of 649
1,977
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
498
575 eligible divisions
943
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
250
50.2 % of votes cast
1,034
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
248
49.8 % of votes cast
4
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

45
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 650
Appearances
36
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 513 of 650
68
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 650
Contributions
47
-91.3 vs Commons average
Rank 509 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
£150,494
all imported IPSA years
£269,510
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£150,494
33 % below average
8
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Transport
29 of 29 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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