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Mr Hamish Falconer vs Steve Witherden

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

Photograph of Mr Hamish Falconer
Mr Hamish Falconer
Lab Lincoln
vs
Photograph of Steve Witherden
Steve Witherden
Lab Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr

Voting alignment

Mr Hamish Falconer and Steve Witherden voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 355 shared comparable votes.

353 same votes 2 different votes 355 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
32 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
32 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
17 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
22 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
22 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 1 No
Benefits 60% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
32 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
32 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
17 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

64.7%
8% below average
Rank 516 of 650
Participation
80.3%
8% above average
Rank 190 of 650
408
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
507
631 eligible divisions
205
50.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
261
51.5% of votes cast
203
49.8% of votes cast
No votes
246
48.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

78
-16.5 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
Appearances
63
-31.5 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 650
553
+388.5 vs Commons average
Rank 20 of 650
Contributions
81
-83.5 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£153,826
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£141,271
all imported IPSA years
£153,826
32% below average
Latest expenses
£141,271
38% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
11 of 11 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 10 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Housing
25 of 32 votes
#5
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
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