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Jake Richards vs Steve Witherden

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


Voting alignment

Jake Richards and Steve Witherden voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 337 shared comparable votes.

335 same votes 2 different votes 337 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
38 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
38 Aye 20 No
25 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 4 No
Benefits 67% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
38 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
38 Aye 20 No
25 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

70.0%
2% below average
Rank 423 of 650
Participation
80.3%
8% above average
Rank 190 of 650
442
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
507
631 eligible divisions
225
50.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
261
51.5% of votes cast
217
49.1% of votes cast
No votes
246
48.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

72
-22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 650
Appearances
63
-31.5 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 650
296
+131.4 vs Commons average
Rank 84 of 650
Contributions
81
-83.6 vs Commons average
Rank 450 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
£141,271
all imported IPSA years
£187,382
17% below average
Latest expenses
£141,271
38% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
32 of 32 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#5
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API