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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 362 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 354 different votes 362 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 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 91 shared votes
35 Aye 56 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 91 shared votes
35 Aye 56 No
26 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
10 Aye 26 No
9 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 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

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

Voting record

81.9%
10% above average
Rank 156 of 650
Participation
83.4%
11% above average
Rank 122 of 650
508
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,006
2,406 eligible divisions
261
51.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
962
48.0% of votes cast
247
48.6% of votes cast
No votes
1,044
52.0% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

102
+9.0 vs Commons average
Rank 211 of 650
Appearances
51
-42.0 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650
136
-26.0 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
Contributions
73
-89.0 vs Commons average
Rank 464 of 650

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
Brexit / EU
200 of 212 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#3
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Tax
106 of 114 votes
#4
Trade
86 of 94 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
Aye
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
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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