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Jesse Norman vs Steve Witherden

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

Photograph of Jesse Norman
Jesse Norman
Con Hereford and South Herefordshire
vs
Photograph of Steve Witherden
Steve Witherden
Lab Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr

Voting alignment

Jesse Norman and Steve Witherden voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 308 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 304 different votes 308 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 8 No
Benefits 9% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
17 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
38 Aye 26 No
6 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
28 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
38 Aye 26 No
6 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
28 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

72.1%
1% below average
Rank 377 of 649
Participation
79.8%
7% above average
Rank 203 of 649
1,713
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
471
590 eligible divisions
791
46.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
244
51.8% of votes cast
922
53.8% of votes cast
No votes
227
48.2% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

52
-31.7 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 649
Appearances
62
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 649
101
-44.9 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 649
Contributions
80
-65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,812,464
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£141,271
all imported IPSA years
£134,182
41% below average
Latest expenses
£141,271
38% below average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
8
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

Trade
87 of 91 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 66 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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