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Jake Richards vs Joe Robertson

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 Joe Robertson
Joe Robertson
Con Isle of Wight East

Voting alignment

Jake Richards and Joe Robertson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 304 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 298 different votes 304 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
3 Aye 5 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
23 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No
44 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
24 Aye 44 No
17 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
24 Aye 44 No
17 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

72.8 %
same as average
Rank 364 of 650
Participation
75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 316 of 650
410
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
422
563 eligible divisions
213
52.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
189
44.8 % of votes cast
197
48.0 % of votes cast
No votes
233
55.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

60
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 650
Appearances
139
+68.1 vs Commons average
Rank 49 of 650
203
+77.2 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
Contributions
226
+100.2 vs Commons average
Rank 79 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£187,382
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£165,302
all imported IPSA years
£187,382
17 % below average
Latest expenses
£165,302
27 % below average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Tax
95 of 111 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Defence
30 of 33 votes
#4
Energy
16 of 20 votes
Education
43 of 49 votes
#5
Trade
4 of 5 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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