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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 371 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 364 different votes 371 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
5 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 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 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 89 shared votes
34 Aye 55 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 89 shared votes
34 Aye 55 No
26 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

87.5%
15% above average
Rank 54 of 649
Participation
83.7%
11% above average
Rank 119 of 649
516
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,989
2,376 eligible divisions
265
51.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
950
47.8% of votes cast
251
48.6% of votes cast
No votes
1,039
52.2% of votes cast
1
0.2% 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

79
-2.7 vs Commons average
Rank 264 of 649
Appearances
43
-38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 491 of 649
137
-5.3 vs Commons average
Rank 214 of 649
Contributions
65
-77.3 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 649

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
9
2 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
32 of 32 votes
#1
Trade
86 of 91 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API