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Mr Louie French vs Steve Witherden

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

Photograph of Mr Louie French
Mr Louie French
Con Old Bexley and Sidcup
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Photograph of Steve Witherden
Steve Witherden
Lab Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr

Voting alignment

Mr Louie French and Steve Witherden voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 326 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 321 different votes 326 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
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 12 No
Benefits 7% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
21 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
37 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
37 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

80.2%
8% above average
Rank 193 of 649
Participation
79.8%
7% above average
Rank 203 of 649
999
1,246 eligible divisions
Total votes
471
590 eligible divisions
504
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
244
51.8% of votes cast
495
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
227
48.2% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
4 years, 9 months
Since 2 Dec 2021
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

62
-20.2 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 649
Appearances
60
-22.2 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 649
79
-64.3 vs Commons average
Rank 400 of 649
Contributions
76
-67.3 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£423,303
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£141,271
all imported IPSA years
£143,451
37% below average
Latest expenses
£141,271
38% below average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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

Brexit / EU
16 of 16 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 65 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
29 of 30 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
127 of 136 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 54 votes
#5
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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