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Joani Reid vs Helen Whately

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

Photograph of Joani Reid
Joani Reid
Ind East Kilbride and Strathaven
vs
Photograph of Helen Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent

Voting alignment

Joani Reid and Helen Whately voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 239 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 234 different votes 239 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 18% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 11% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
45 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
23 Aye 45 No
13 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
23 Aye 45 No
13 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

59.0 %
14 % below average
Rank 582 of 649
Participation
83.8 %
11 % above average
Rank 124 of 649
335
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,972
2,354 eligible divisions
146
43.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
940
47.7 % of votes cast
189
56.4 % of votes cast
No votes
1,032
52.3 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

12
-61.0 vs Commons average
Rank 608 of 649
Appearances
43
-30.0 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 649
14
-115.7 vs Commons average
Rank 610 of 649
Contributions
66
-63.7 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£199,569
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£199,569
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19 % above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
7
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

Housing
29 of 31 votes
#1
Trade
84 of 89 votes
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Tax
79 of 111 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Transport
20 of 29 votes
#4
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Education
33 of 50 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API