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James Wild vs Helen Whately

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


Voting alignment

James Wild and Helen Whately voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,240 shared comparable votes.

1,227 same votes 13 different votes 1,240 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
57 Aye 106 No
Tax 100% aligned 163 shared votes
57 Aye 106 No
86 Aye 41 No
Migration 100% aligned 127 shared votes
86 Aye 41 No
25 Aye 33 No
Benefits 100% aligned 58 shared votes
25 Aye 33 No
31 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 57 shared votes
31 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 32 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 56 shared votes
24 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
67 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 118 shared votes
66 Aye 52 No
57 Aye 106 No
Tax 100% aligned 163 shared votes
57 Aye 106 No
86 Aye 41 No
Migration 100% aligned 127 shared votes
86 Aye 41 No
25 Aye 33 No
Benefits 100% aligned 58 shared votes
25 Aye 33 No

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

Voting record

86.0%
14% above average
Rank 73 of 650
Participation
83.4%
11% above average
Rank 120 of 650
1,450
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,006
2,405 eligible divisions
723
49.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
962
48.0% of votes cast
727
50.1% of votes cast
No votes
1,044
52.0% of votes cast
13
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

135
+46.6 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
Appearances
51
-37.4 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 650
246
+92.1 vs Commons average
Rank 98 of 650
Contributions
75
-78.9 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£985,585
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£228,734
1% above average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
0
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

Brexit / EU
64 of 64 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 212 votes
Trade
54 of 56 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 63 votes
#3
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Defence
66 of 70 votes
#4
Trade
86 of 94 votes
Work / Employment
66 of 70 votes
#5

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API