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Mrs Kemi Badenoch vs Helen Whately

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

Photograph of Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Con North West Essex
vs
Photograph of Helen Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent

Voting alignment

Mrs Kemi Badenoch and Helen Whately voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,347 shared comparable votes.

1,343 same votes 4 different votes 1,347 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
55 Aye 125 No
Tax 100% aligned 180 shared votes
55 Aye 125 No
89 Aye 42 No
Migration 100% aligned 131 shared votes
89 Aye 42 No
34 Aye 36 No
Trade 100% aligned 70 shared votes
34 Aye 36 No
31 Aye 30 No
Transport 100% aligned 61 shared votes
31 Aye 30 No
24 Aye 36 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 60 shared votes
24 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 20 No
NHS / Health 95% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
60 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 107 shared votes
59 Aye 48 No
63 Aye 104 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 167 shared votes
62 Aye 105 No
55 Aye 125 No
Tax 100% aligned 180 shared votes
55 Aye 125 No
89 Aye 42 No
Migration 100% aligned 131 shared votes
89 Aye 42 No

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

Voting record

66.6%
6% below average
Rank 489 of 650
Participation
83.4%
11% above average
Rank 120 of 650
1,439
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,015
2,417 eligible divisions
710
49.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
964
47.8% of votes cast
729
50.7% of votes cast
No votes
1,051
52.2% of votes cast
3
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

75
-19.5 vs Commons average
Rank 339 of 650
Appearances
52
-42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650
326
+161.4 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 650
Contributions
74
-90.6 vs Commons average
Rank 462 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,740,878
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£278,687
23% above average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19% above average
20
5 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
4
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
168 of 189 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 212 votes
Trade
76 of 90 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
Migration
134 of 163 votes
#3
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 47 votes
#4
Trade
86 of 94 votes
Energy
45 of 59 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No rebel
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Health and Care Bill: Government Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 92 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
Aye rebel
Amendment 19 to the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill 4 Sept 2019
Brexit / EU
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
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