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Mr Toby Perkins vs Steve Witherden

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 Steve Witherden
Steve Witherden
Lab Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr

Voting alignment

Mr Toby Perkins and Steve Witherden voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 387 shared comparable votes.

383 same votes 4 different votes 387 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
29 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
29 Aye 34 No
18 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 6 No
Benefits 89% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
23 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
29 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
29 Aye 34 No
18 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

73.2%
1% above average
Rank 349 of 650
Participation
80.0%
8% above average
Rank 195 of 650
1,761
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
496
620 eligible divisions
968
55.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
253
51.0% of votes cast
793
45.0% of votes cast
No votes
243
49.0% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

103
+10.0 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 650
Appearances
59
-34.0 vs Commons average
Rank 431 of 650
159
-3.0 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 650
Contributions
76
-86.0 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,954,096
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£141,271
all imported IPSA years
£306,578
36% above average
Latest expenses
£141,271
38% below average
5
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
2
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
65 of 71 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 47 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
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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