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James Naish vs Steve Witherden

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


Voting alignment

James Naish and Steve Witherden voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 382 shared comparable votes.

371 same votes 11 different votes 382 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
44 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
44 Aye 34 No
26 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
26 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 8 No
Benefits 82% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
44 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
44 Aye 34 No
26 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
26 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

71.4%
1% below average
Rank 394 of 650
Participation
80.3%
8% above average
Rank 190 of 650
454
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
511
636 eligible divisions
217
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
263
51.5% of votes cast
237
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
248
48.5% of votes cast
9
2.0% 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

203
+106.0 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 650
Appearances
66
-31.0 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
263
+93.8 vs Commons average
Rank 109 of 650
Contributions
86
-83.2 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£186,058
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£141,271
all imported IPSA years
£186,058
18% below average
Latest expenses
£141,271
38% below average
16
7 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
2
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Housing
31 of 33 votes
#5
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
No
No
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API