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Helen Whately vs Neil O'Brien

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 Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Voting alignment

Helen Whately and Neil O'Brien voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,620 shared comparable votes.

1,613 same votes 7 different votes 1,620 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
68 Aye 136 No
Tax 100% aligned 204 shared votes
68 Aye 136 No
37 Aye 40 No
Trade 100% aligned 77 shared votes
37 Aye 40 No
42 Aye 32 No
Transport 100% aligned 74 shared votes
42 Aye 32 No
27 Aye 36 No
Benefits 100% aligned 63 shared votes
27 Aye 36 No
22 Aye 41 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 63 shared votes
22 Aye 41 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 18 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
100 Aye 35 No
Migration 98% aligned 135 shared votes
103 Aye 32 No
76 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 140 shared votes
78 Aye 62 No
65 Aye 101 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 166 shared votes
66 Aye 100 No
68 Aye 136 No
Tax 100% aligned 204 shared votes
68 Aye 136 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
84.8 %
12 % above average
Rank 101 of 649
1,977
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,786
2,106 eligible divisions
943
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
881
49.3 % of votes cast
1,034
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
905
50.7 % of votes cast
4
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

45
-33.0 vs Commons average
Rank 462 of 649
Appearances
16
-62.0 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 649
68
-70.4 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 649
Contributions
23
-115.4 vs Commons average
Rank 589 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
£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
£269,510
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£311,946
38 % above average
7
2 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
86 of 91 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 46 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Public Order Bill: Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 5 7 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye rebel
Health and Care Bill: Government Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 92 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
No
No
Amendment 19 to the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill 4 Sep 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
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