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Lloyd Hatton vs Helen Whately

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

Photograph of Lloyd Hatton
Lloyd Hatton
Lab South Dorset
vs
Photograph of Helen Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent

Voting alignment

Lloyd Hatton and Helen Whately voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 357 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 349 different votes 357 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
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
4 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 9% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
56 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 90 shared votes
34 Aye 56 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 90 shared votes
34 Aye 56 No
26 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
10 Aye 26 No
13 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

83.4%
11% above average
Rank 124 of 649
Participation
83.7%
11% above average
Rank 119 of 649
492
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,989
2,376 eligible divisions
251
51.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
950
47.8% of votes cast
241
49.0% 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

87
+5.3 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 649
Appearances
43
-38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 491 of 649
121
-21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 262 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

£180,392
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£180,392
20% 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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Tax
105 of 112 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 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
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Jan 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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