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Jas Athwal vs Steve Witherden

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

Photograph of Jas Athwal
Jas Athwal
Lab Ilford South
vs
Photograph of Steve Witherden
Steve Witherden
Lab Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr

Voting alignment

Jas Athwal and Steve Witherden voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 437 shared comparable votes.

433 same votes 4 different votes 437 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
51 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
51 Aye 35 No
17 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
17 Aye 25 No
29 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 2 No
Benefits 85% aligned 13 shared votes
11 Aye 2 No
51 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
51 Aye 35 No
17 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
17 Aye 25 No
29 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

84.0%
12% above average
Rank 109 of 650
Participation
80.0%
8% above average
Rank 195 of 650
521
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
496
620 eligible divisions
250
48.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
253
51.0% of votes cast
271
52.0% of votes cast
No votes
243
49.0% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

53
-39.1 vs Commons average
Rank 464 of 650
Appearances
59
-33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 429 of 650
64
-96.1 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 650
Contributions
76
-84.1 vs Commons average
Rank 452 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£164,547
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£141,271
all imported IPSA years
£164,547
27% below average
Latest expenses
£141,271
38% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
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
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#5
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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