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Josh Dean vs Helen Whately

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

Photograph of Josh Dean
Josh Dean
Lab Hertford and Stortford
vs
Photograph of Helen Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent

Voting alignment

Josh Dean and Helen Whately voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 368 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 361 different votes 368 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 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 8 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
56 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 88 shared votes
32 Aye 56 No
25 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
11 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 88 shared votes
32 Aye 56 No
25 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
11 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

93.3 %
21 % above average
Rank 8 of 650
Participation
83.8 %
11 % above average
Rank 123 of 650
514
551 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,958
2,337 eligible divisions
258
50.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
935
47.8 % of votes cast
256
49.8 % of votes cast
No votes
1,023
52.2 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

50
-17.5 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 650
Appearances
42
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 650
56
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 650
Contributions
65
-54.9 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£169,396
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£169,396
25 % below average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
3 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

Crime / Justice
61 of 61 votes
#1
Trade
83 of 88 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Migration
156 of 169 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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