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Helen Whately vs Steve Barclay

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 Steve Barclay
Steve Barclay
Con North East Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Helen Whately and Steve Barclay voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,564 shared comparable votes.

1,564 same votes 0 different votes 1,564 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
79 Aye 136 No
Tax 100% aligned 215 shared votes
79 Aye 136 No
72 Aye 111 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 183 shared votes
72 Aye 111 No
74 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 147 shared votes
74 Aye 73 No
95 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 135 shared votes
95 Aye 40 No
37 Aye 29 No
Transport 100% aligned 66 shared votes
37 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
79 Aye 136 No
Tax 100% aligned 215 shared votes
79 Aye 136 No
72 Aye 111 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 183 shared votes
72 Aye 111 No
74 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 147 shared votes
74 Aye 73 No
95 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 135 shared votes
95 Aye 40 No
37 Aye 29 No
Transport 100% aligned 66 shared votes
37 Aye 29 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 119 of 649
Participation
71.5%
1% below average
Rank 394 of 649
1,989
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,699
2,376 eligible divisions
950
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
811
47.7% of votes cast
1,039
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
888
52.3% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

44
-39.7 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 649
Appearances
83
-0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 252 of 649
66
-79.9 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 649
Contributions
123
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 266 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
£2,422,084
all imported IPSA years
£269,510
19% above average
Latest expenses
£231,894
3% above average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Brexit / EU
192 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
53 of 66 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
173 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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