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Lee Barron vs Helen Whately

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

Photograph of Lee Barron
Lee Barron
Lab Corby and East Northamptonshire
vs
Photograph of Helen Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent

Voting alignment

Lee Barron and Helen Whately voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 304 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 298 different votes 304 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
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 21% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
52 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
28 Aye 52 No
21 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
28 Aye 52 No
21 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

75.8 %
3 % above average
Rank 297 of 650
Participation
83.7 %
11 % above average
Rank 127 of 650
427
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,967
2,349 eligible divisions
201
47.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
939
47.7 % of votes cast
226
52.9 % of votes cast
No votes
1,028
52.3 % of votes cast
7
1.6 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

40
-31.1 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 650
Appearances
42
-29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 650
45
-81.2 vs Commons average
Rank 506 of 650
Contributions
65
-61.2 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£218,179
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£218,179
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
7
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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Trade
84 of 89 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Education
42 of 49 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Tax
95 of 111 votes
#4
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Defence
28 of 33 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
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