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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
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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 1,554 shared comparable votes.

1,554 same votes 0 different votes 1,554 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 125 of 649
Participation
71.5 %
1 % below average
Rank 392 of 649
1,977
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,689
2,361 eligible divisions
943
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
805
47.7 % of votes cast
1,034
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
884
52.3 % of votes cast
4
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

45
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 650
Appearances
76
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650
68
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 650
Contributions
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 290 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
£2,422,084
all imported IPSA years
£269,510
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£231,894
3 % above average
8
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
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
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