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Jake Richards vs Helen Whately
A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.
Voting alignment
Jake Richards and Helen Whately voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 267 shared comparable votes.
5 same votes
262 different votes
267 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
Most different by topic
Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.
Voting record
72.9 %
same as average
Participation
83.7 %
11 % above average
411
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,968
2,350 eligible divisions
214
52.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
939
47.7 % of votes cast
197
47.9 % of votes cast
No votes
1,029
52.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Debates
60
-11.9 vs Commons average
Appearances
42
-29.9 vs Commons average
203
+75.4 vs Commons average
Contributions
65
-62.6 vs Commons average
Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.
Financials and interests
£187,382
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£187,382
17 % below average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19 % above average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
2 registered categories
1
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
Recent voting overlap
Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026
24 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Member source
UK Parliament Members API
Voting source
Commons Votes API