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Mr Toby Perkins vs Sarah Bool

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

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Mr Toby Perkins
Lab Chesterfield
vs
Photograph of Sarah Bool
Sarah Bool
Con South Northamptonshire

Voting alignment

Mr Toby Perkins and Sarah Bool voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 328 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 320 different votes 328 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
2 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
15 Aye 7 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 46 shared votes
20 Aye 26 No
35 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
33 Aye 35 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
33 Aye 35 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

73.4%
1% above average
Rank 347 of 649
Participation
70.8%
2% below average
Rank 409 of 649
1,745
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
418
590 eligible divisions
962
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
177
42.3% of votes cast
783
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
241
57.7% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

103
+19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 649
Appearances
96
+12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 649
160
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 649
Contributions
112
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 300 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,954,096
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£188,791
all imported IPSA years
£306,578
36% above average
Latest expenses
£188,791
17% below average
5
1 registered category
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Defence
65 of 71 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#2
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#3
Tax
98 of 112 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 47 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
53 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
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