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Karl Turner vs Helen Whately

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

Photograph of Karl Turner
Karl Turner
Ind Kingston upon Hull East
vs
Photograph of Helen Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent

Voting alignment

Karl Turner and Helen Whately voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,192 shared comparable votes.

58 same votes 1,134 different votes 1,192 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
19 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 11% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
98 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 161 shared votes
64 Aye 97 No
21 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 5% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
51 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 101 shared votes
51 Aye 50 No
26 Aye 17 No
Benefits 5% aligned 43 shared votes
15 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 29 No
Transport 0% aligned 58 shared votes
29 Aye 29 No
27 Aye 27 No
Trade 0% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No
21 Aye 16 No
Housing 0% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 36 shared votes
15 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

56.9%
16% below average
Rank 598 of 649
Participation
83.7%
11% above average
Rank 119 of 649
1,353
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,989
2,376 eligible divisions
784
57.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
950
47.8% of votes cast
569
42.1% of votes cast
No votes
1,039
52.2% of votes cast
3
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

31
-51.3 vs Commons average
Rank 551 of 649
Appearances
43
-39.3 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 649
21
-122.5 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 649
Contributions
65
-78.5 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,663,153
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£218,387
3% below average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
1
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
172 of 211 votes
#1
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Housing
46 of 67 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Transport
64 of 95 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Benefits
52 of 81 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Trade
58 of 91 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
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
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
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Jury trials 7 Jan 2026
Aye
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
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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