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Helen Whately vs Samantha Dixon

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 Samantha Dixon
Samantha Dixon
Lab Chester North and Neston

Voting alignment

Helen Whately and Samantha Dixon voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 524 shared comparable votes.

17 same votes 507 different votes 524 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
6 Aye 12 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
53 Aye 21 No
Migration 5% aligned 74 shared votes
17 Aye 57 No
22 Aye 36 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 58 shared votes
33 Aye 25 No
7 Aye 15 No
Education 5% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
33 Aye 48 No
Tax 1% aligned 81 shared votes
47 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 19 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 22 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
22 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 19 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 20 shared votes
19 Aye 1 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 123 of 649
Participation
73.5 %
1 % above average
Rank 341 of 649
1,973
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
720
979 eligible divisions
941
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
355
49.3 % of votes cast
1,032
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
365
50.7 % 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
3 years, 7 months
Since 1 Dec 2022

Debates

45
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 649
Appearances
60
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 649
68
-66.5 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 649
Contributions
274
+139.5 vs Commons average
Rank 60 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
£667,714
all imported IPSA years
£269,510
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£311,379
38 % above average
7
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Brexit / EU
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 50 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#4
Trade
18 of 21 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#5
Migration
83 of 97 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget 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
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
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