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Keir Mather vs Christian Wakeford

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

Photograph of Keir Mather
Keir Mather
Lab Selby
vs
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Christian Wakeford
Lab Bury South

Voting alignment

Keir Mather and Christian Wakeford voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 443 shared comparable votes.

443 same votes 0 different votes 443 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
36 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
36 Aye 28 No
21 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
21 Aye 25 No
27 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 22 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
36 Aye 28 No
21 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
21 Aye 25 No
27 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 22 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

75.4 %
3 % above average
Rank 304 of 649
Participation
86.1 %
13 % above average
Rank 80 of 649
589
781 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,414
1,643 eligible divisions
290
49.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
680
48.1 % of votes cast
299
50.8 % of votes cast
No votes
734
51.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.6 % of votes cast
3 years, 1 months
Since 20 Jul 2023
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

103
+25.1 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 650
Appearances
1
-76.9 vs Commons average
Rank 638 of 650
507
+368.7 vs Commons average
Rank 19 of 650
Contributions
1
-137.3 vs Commons average
Rank 634 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£451,152
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,415,566
all imported IPSA years
£306,391
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£335,718
48 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
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

Education
50 of 52 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Transport
31 of 33 votes
#2
Defence
69 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#3
Work / Employment
63 of 67 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
NHS / Health
12 of 14 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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