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Mike Martin vs Aphra Brandreth

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

Photograph of Mike Martin
Mike Martin
LD Tunbridge Wells
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Photograph of Aphra Brandreth
Aphra Brandreth
Con Chester South and Eddisbury

Voting alignment

Mike Martin and Aphra Brandreth voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 216 shared comparable votes.

165 same votes 51 different votes 216 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 2 No
Transport 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
22 Aye 30 No
Tax 94% aligned 52 shared votes
19 Aye 33 No
9 Aye 18 No
Education 93% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
7 Aye 7 No
Defence 86% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 85% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 2 No
Migration 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 1 No
Energy 17% aligned 6 shared votes
0 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 5 No
Housing 55% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

58.0%
15% below average
Rank 586 of 649
Participation
64.9%
8% below average
Rank 520 of 649
342
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
383
590 eligible divisions
191
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
181
47.3% of votes cast
151
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
202
52.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.9% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

111
+28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 134 of 649
Appearances
83
+0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 649
147
+3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 206 of 649
Contributions
94
-49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£164,314
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£250,031
all imported IPSA years
£164,314
27% below average
Latest expenses
£250,031
11% above average
41
5 registered categories
Registered interests
12
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
42 of 50 votes
#2
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
5 of 7 votes
Housing
26 of 32 votes
#4
Defence
24 of 34 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#5
Tax
79 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
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