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Helen Whately vs Sarah Pochin

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Helen Whately and Sarah Pochin voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 147 shared comparable votes.

137 same votes 10 different votes 147 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 16 No
Tax 100% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
1 Aye 16 No
Housing 100% aligned 17 shared votes
1 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 5 No
Benefits 100% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 3 No
Migration 100% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 2 No
Transport 89% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 16 No
Tax 100% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
1 Aye 16 No
Housing 100% aligned 17 shared votes
1 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 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
56.8 %
16 % below average
Rank 598 of 649
1,977
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
221
389 eligible divisions
943
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
97
43.9 % of votes cast
1,034
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
124
56.1 % of votes cast
4
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
7
3.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 2025

Debates

45
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 650
Appearances
96
+18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 650
68
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 650
Contributions
115
-23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 248 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
£0
all imported IPSA years
£269,510
19 % above average
Latest expenses
n/a
average unavailable
8
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 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
Trade
7 of 7 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Housing
22 of 24 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 10 votes
#5
Energy
6 of 8 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API