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Mary Glindon vs Helen Whately

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

Photograph of Mary Glindon
Mary Glindon
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
vs
Photograph of Helen Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent

Voting alignment

Mary Glindon and Helen Whately voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,416 shared comparable votes.

75 same votes 1,341 different votes 1,416 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
16 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
102 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 162 shared votes
61 Aye 101 No
35 Aye 20 No
Benefits 5% aligned 55 shared votes
17 Aye 38 No
20 Aye 74 No
Migration 4% aligned 94 shared votes
70 Aye 24 No
18 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 4% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 38 No
Trade 0% aligned 69 shared votes
38 Aye 31 No
31 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 49 shared votes
18 Aye 31 No
23 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 44 shared votes
25 Aye 19 No
25 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 42 shared votes
17 Aye 25 No

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

Voting record

80.6 %
8 % above average
Rank 189 of 649
Participation
83.7 %
11 % above average
Rank 125 of 649
1,902
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,977
2,361 eligible divisions
1,043
54.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
943
47.7 % of votes cast
859
45.2 % of votes cast
No votes
1,034
52.3 % of votes cast
27
1.4 % 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

43
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 472 of 650
Appearances
45
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 650
48
-90.3 vs Commons average
Rank 502 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

£2,457,492
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£295,191
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
8
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

Defence
69 of 71 votes
#1
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Migration
155 of 171 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Transport
86 of 95 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
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