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Kate Osborne vs Steve Witherden

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

Photograph of Kate Osborne
Kate Osborne
Lab Jarrow and Gateshead East
vs
Photograph of Steve Witherden
Steve Witherden
Lab Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr

Voting alignment

Kate Osborne and Steve Witherden voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 271 shared comparable votes.

269 same votes 2 different votes 271 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
39 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
39 Aye 25 No
17 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 5 No
Energy 100% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 9 No
Transport 100% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 9 No
Housing 95% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
39 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
39 Aye 25 No
17 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 5 No
Energy 100% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

64.6 %
8 % below average
Rank 529 of 647
Participation
83.1 %
10 % above average
Rank 150 of 647
1,037
1,605 eligible divisions
Total votes
446
537 eligible divisions
538
51.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
232
52.0 % of votes cast
499
48.1 % of votes cast
No votes
214
48.0 % of votes cast
14
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

6
-57.7 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 647
Appearances
56
-7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 647
6
-107.8 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 647
Contributions
72
-41.8 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£1,466,346
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£141,271
all imported IPSA years
£344,831
52 % above average
Latest expenses
£141,271
38 % below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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

Migration
130 of 152 votes
#1
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Democracy / Parliament
31 of 37 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
34 of 41 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Defence
48 of 58 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Trade
39 of 50 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye rebel
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API