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Mr Louie French vs Helen Whately

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


Voting alignment

Mr Louie French and Helen Whately voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 848 shared comparable votes.

846 same votes 2 different votes 848 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 33 No
Migration 100% aligned 120 shared votes
87 Aye 33 No
43 Aye 74 No
Tax 100% aligned 117 shared votes
43 Aye 74 No
28 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 51 shared votes
28 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
10 Aye 32 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
10 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 40 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 84 shared votes
43 Aye 41 No
87 Aye 33 No
Migration 100% aligned 120 shared votes
87 Aye 33 No
43 Aye 74 No
Tax 100% aligned 117 shared votes
43 Aye 74 No
28 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 51 shared votes
28 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

80.3 %
8 % above average
Rank 196 of 649
Participation
83.7 %
11 % above average
Rank 125 of 649
988
1,231 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,977
2,361 eligible divisions
497
50.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
943
47.7 % of votes cast
491
49.7 % of votes cast
No votes
1,034
52.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
4 years, 8 months
Since 2 Dec 2021
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

53
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 404 of 650
Appearances
45
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 650
69
-69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 420 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

£423,303
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£143,451
37 % below average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19 % above average
9
4 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

Brexit / EU
16 of 16 votes
#1
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 65 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
29 of 30 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Migration
127 of 136 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API