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Helen Whately vs Suella Braverman

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 Suella Braverman
Suella Braverman
RUK Fareham and Waterlooville

Voting alignment

Helen Whately and Suella Braverman voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,485 shared comparable votes.

1,467 same votes 18 different votes 1,485 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
68 Aye 139 No
Tax 100% aligned 207 shared votes
68 Aye 139 No
36 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 69 shared votes
36 Aye 33 No
30 Aye 31 No
Transport 100% aligned 61 shared votes
30 Aye 31 No
19 Aye 32 No
Education 100% aligned 51 shared votes
19 Aye 32 No
32 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 46 shared votes
32 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 20 No
NHS / Health 95% aligned 39 shared votes
17 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 28 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 51 shared votes
21 Aye 30 No
80 Aye 36 No
Migration 97% aligned 116 shared votes
82 Aye 34 No
70 Aye 114 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 184 shared votes
68 Aye 116 No
16 Aye 27 No
Benefits 98% aligned 43 shared votes
17 Aye 26 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
69.4 %
4 % below average
Rank 448 of 647
1,952
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,613
2,323 eligible divisions
930
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
758
47.0 % of votes cast
1,022
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
855
53.0 % of votes cast
4
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.4 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

42
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 647
Appearances
38
-25.7 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 647
65
-48.8 vs Commons average
Rank 394 of 647
Contributions
40
-73.8 vs Commons average
Rank 513 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
£1,671,241
all imported IPSA years
£269,510
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£240,275
6 % above average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Brexit / EU
194 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Trade
71 of 88 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 43 votes
Migration
156 of 169 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
35 of 45 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye rebel
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
No rebel
Aye
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Third reading 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Public Order Bill: Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 5 7 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye rebel
Health and Care Bill: Government Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 92 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
No
Aye
That this House agrees with Lords Amendments 2 to 18 to the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill 18 Jul 2019
Foreign Affairs
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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