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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 321 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 314 different votes 321 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
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 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
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
15 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 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 294 of 649
Participation
83.7%
11% above average
Rank 119 of 649
447
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,989
2,376 eligible divisions
208
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
950
47.8% of votes cast
239
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
1,039
52.2% of votes cast
7
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

43
-38.8 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 649
Appearances
43
-38.8 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 649
46
-96.5 vs Commons average
Rank 519 of 649
Contributions
65
-77.5 vs Commons average
Rank 456 of 649

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
9
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
86 of 91 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Tax
95 of 112 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Education
42 of 50 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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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