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Laura Trott vs Steve Witherden

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

Photograph of Laura Trott
Laura Trott
Con Sevenoaks
vs
Photograph of Steve Witherden
Steve Witherden
Lab Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr

Voting alignment

Laura Trott and Steve Witherden voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 225 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 217 different votes 225 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
15 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 14% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
3 Aye 11 No
Benefits 7% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
20 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

74.5%
2% above average
Rank 323 of 649
Participation
79.8%
7% above average
Rank 203 of 649
1,235
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
471
590 eligible divisions
640
51.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
244
51.8% of votes cast
595
48.2% of votes cast
No votes
227
48.2% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

32
-51.6 vs Commons average
Rank 546 of 650
Appearances
62
-21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 650
52
-93.7 vs Commons average
Rank 503 of 650
Contributions
80
-65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,164,100
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£141,271
all imported IPSA years
£284,794
26% above average
Latest expenses
£141,271
38% below average
14
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
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

Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 44 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Crime / Justice
143 of 174 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Defence
57 of 70 votes
#5
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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