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Linsey Farnsworth vs Helen Whately

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


Voting alignment

Linsey Farnsworth and Helen Whately voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 345 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 339 different votes 345 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
17 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 5 No
Benefits 6% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
55 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 87 shared votes
32 Aye 55 No
25 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
11 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 87 shared votes
32 Aye 55 No
25 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
11 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 43 of 647
Participation
84.0 %
11 % above average
Rank 123 of 647
477
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,952
2,323 eligible divisions
253
53.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
930
47.6 % of votes cast
224
47.0 % of votes cast
No votes
1,022
52.4 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % 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

59
-4.7 vs Commons average
Rank 274 of 647
Appearances
42
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 647
117
+3.2 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 647
Contributions
65
-48.8 vs Commons average
Rank 394 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£216,552
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£216,552
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
8
3 registered categories
1
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Trade
83 of 88 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Migration
156 of 169 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API