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Mike Martin vs Dame Karen Bradley

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

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Mike Martin
LD Tunbridge Wells
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Dame Karen Bradley
Con Staffordshire Moorlands

Voting alignment

Mike Martin and Dame Karen Bradley voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 169 shared comparable votes.

129 same votes 40 different votes 169 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
7 Aye 3 No
Transport 100% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
16 Aye 25 No
Tax 95% aligned 41 shared votes
14 Aye 27 No
10 Aye 15 No
Education 92% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 2 No
Benefits 0% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 1 No
Energy 50% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 5 No
Housing 57% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

58.5 %
14 % below average
Rank 584 of 649
Participation
67.2 %
6 % below average
Rank 478 of 649
332
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,354 eligible divisions
185
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
739
46.7 % of votes cast
147
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
842
53.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

89
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 178 of 649
Appearances
52
-22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 649
115
-17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 649
Contributions
58
-74.7 vs Commons average
Rank 457 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
£2,878,658
all imported IPSA years
£164,314
27 % below average
Latest expenses
£283,093
25 % above average
40
5 registered categories
Registered interests
12
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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

Trade
5 of 5 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 votes
Education
42 of 50 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 89 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#4
Work / Employment
59 of 75 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
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
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
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) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
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
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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