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Helen Whately vs Nigel Farage

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 Nigel Farage
Nigel Farage
RUK Clacton

Voting alignment

Helen Whately and Nigel Farage voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 108 shared comparable votes.

108 same votes 0 different votes 108 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
10 Aye 10 No
Tax 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
2 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 12 shared votes
2 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 10 No
Tax 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
2 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 12 shared votes
2 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

84.0 %
11 % above average
Rank 123 of 647
Participation
31.7 %
41 % below average
Rank 636 of 647
1,952
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
170
537 eligible divisions
930
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
84
49.4 % of votes cast
1,022
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
86
50.6 % of votes cast
4
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

42
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 647
Appearances
16
-47.7 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 647
65
-48.8 vs Commons average
Rank 394 of 647
Contributions
18
-95.8 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£156,380
all imported IPSA years
£269,510
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£156,380
31 % below average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
35
7 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
83 of 88 votes
#1
Work / Employment
27 of 37 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Migration
7 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Housing
17 of 31 votes
Migration
156 of 169 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
2 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#5
Defence
10 of 22 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API