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Julia Lopez vs Helen Whately

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


Voting alignment

Julia Lopez and Helen Whately voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,615 shared comparable votes.

1,604 same votes 11 different votes 1,615 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
76 Aye 151 No
Tax 100% aligned 227 shared votes
76 Aye 151 No
102 Aye 42 No
Migration 100% aligned 144 shared votes
102 Aye 42 No
35 Aye 41 No
Trade 100% aligned 76 shared votes
35 Aye 41 No
35 Aye 31 No
Transport 100% aligned 66 shared votes
35 Aye 31 No
24 Aye 37 No
Benefits 100% aligned 61 shared votes
24 Aye 37 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 19 No
NHS / Health 95% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
66 Aye 108 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 174 shared votes
68 Aye 106 No
73 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 129 shared votes
71 Aye 58 No
76 Aye 151 No
Tax 100% aligned 227 shared votes
76 Aye 151 No
102 Aye 42 No
Migration 100% aligned 144 shared votes
102 Aye 42 No

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

Voting record

83.3%
11% above average
Rank 121 of 650
Participation
83.3%
11% above average
Rank 120 of 650
1,778
2,135 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,992
2,390 eligible divisions
852
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
953
47.8% of votes cast
926
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
1,039
52.2% of votes cast
14
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

31
-55.9 vs Commons average
Rank 564 of 650
Appearances
51
-35.9 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 650
39
-112.4 vs Commons average
Rank 556 of 650
Contributions
75
-76.4 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,261,152
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£227,011
same as average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19% above average
0
0 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
185 of 188 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Migration
151 of 163 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
65 of 70 votes
Trade
82 of 90 votes
#3
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 70 votes
#4
Trade
86 of 94 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 47 votes
#5

Recent voting overlap

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