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Jake Richards vs Freddie van Mierlo

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

Photograph of Jake Richards
Jake Richards
Lab Rother Valley
vs
Photograph of Freddie van Mierlo
Freddie van Mierlo
LD Henley and Thame

Voting alignment

Jake Richards and Freddie van Mierlo voted the same way 27% of the time, based on 166 shared comparable votes.

44 same votes 122 different votes 166 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 1 No
Energy 83% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 71% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 36% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 5 No
Housing 29% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 29% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 5 No
Education 8% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
17 Aye 15 No
Tax 9% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 4 No
Defence 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
19 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 17% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
3 Aye 5 No
Transport 25% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 378 of 649
Participation
40.9 %
32 % below average
Rank 635 of 649
414
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
235
575 eligible divisions
217
52.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
127
54.0 % of votes cast
197
47.6 % of votes cast
No votes
108
46.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

61
-17.0 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 649
Appearances
81
+3.0 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 649
204
+65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 117 of 649
Contributions
103
-35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£187,382
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£177,310
all imported IPSA years
£187,382
17 % below average
Latest expenses
£177,310
22 % below average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Benefits
19 of 30 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#4
Energy
10 of 20 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
2 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 58 10 Sep 2025
Transport
No
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