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Mark Garnier vs Helen Whately

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


Voting alignment

Mark Garnier and Helen Whately voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,807 shared comparable votes.

1,791 same votes 16 different votes 1,807 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
87 Aye 148 No
Tax 100% aligned 235 shared votes
87 Aye 148 No
106 Aye 42 No
Migration 100% aligned 148 shared votes
106 Aye 42 No
42 Aye 41 No
Trade 100% aligned 83 shared votes
42 Aye 41 No
23 Aye 51 No
Education 100% aligned 74 shared votes
23 Aye 51 No
41 Aye 32 No
Transport 100% aligned 73 shared votes
41 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
80 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 155 shared votes
79 Aye 76 No
78 Aye 119 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 197 shared votes
77 Aye 120 No
87 Aye 148 No
Tax 100% aligned 235 shared votes
87 Aye 148 No
106 Aye 42 No
Migration 100% aligned 148 shared votes
106 Aye 42 No
42 Aye 41 No
Trade 100% aligned 83 shared votes
42 Aye 41 No

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

Voting record

83.6 %
11 % above average
Rank 127 of 649
Participation
83.7 %
11 % above average
Rank 125 of 649
1,974
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,977
2,361 eligible divisions
962
48.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
943
47.7 % of votes cast
1,012
51.3 % of votes cast
No votes
1,034
52.3 % of votes cast
23
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

80
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 650
Appearances
45
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 650
248
+109.7 vs Commons average
Rank 80 of 650
Contributions
68
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,564,250
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£260,744
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19 % above average
22
7 registered categories
Registered interests
8
2 registered categories
4
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

Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
#1
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Trade
86 of 91 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#5

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API