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Mr Toby Perkins vs Sir Keir Starmer

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

Photograph of Mr Toby Perkins
Mr Toby Perkins
Lab Chesterfield
vs
Photograph of Sir Keir Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer
Lab Holborn and St Pancras

Voting alignment

Mr Toby Perkins and Sir Keir Starmer voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 809 shared comparable votes.

807 same votes 2 different votes 809 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
68 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
68 Aye 23 No
37 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 67 shared votes
37 Aye 30 No
19 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 59 shared votes
19 Aye 40 No
20 Aye 28 No
Trade 100% aligned 48 shared votes
20 Aye 28 No
17 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
100 Aye 54 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 154 shared votes
99 Aye 55 No
68 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
68 Aye 23 No
37 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 67 shared votes
37 Aye 30 No
19 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 59 shared votes
19 Aye 40 No

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

Voting record

73.2 %
same as average
Rank 365 of 648
Participation
38.6 %
35 % below average
Rank 634 of 648
1,692
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
893
2,312 eligible divisions
943
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
545
61.0 % of votes cast
749
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
348
39.0 % of votes cast
7
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

50
-10.4 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 648
Appearances
43
-17.4 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 648
82
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 648
Contributions
1,370
+1261.1 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,954,096
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,930,144
all imported IPSA years
£306,578
36 % above average
Latest expenses
£232,065
3 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
15
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

Defence
54 of 59 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
161 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#2
Trade
51 of 88 votes
Migration
141 of 169 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
25 of 45 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
37 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 43 votes
#5
Transport
42 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill: Second Reading 20 Dec 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) 2 Dec 2025
Tax Transport
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API