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Mrs Kemi Badenoch vs Steve Witherden

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 Steve Witherden
Steve Witherden
Lab Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr

Voting alignment

Mrs Kemi Badenoch and Steve Witherden voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 171 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 169 different votes 171 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 3 No
Benefits 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 3 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
19 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 49 shared votes
30 Aye 19 No
4 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 49 shared votes
30 Aye 19 No
4 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 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 482 of 650
Participation
80.0%
8% above average
Rank 195 of 650
1,432
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
495
619 eligible divisions
709
49.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
252
50.9% of votes cast
723
50.5% of votes cast
No votes
243
49.1% of votes cast
3
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

70
-19.8 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 650
Appearances
60
-29.8 vs Commons average
Rank 411 of 650
306
+149.6 vs Commons average
Rank 69 of 650
Contributions
77
-79.4 vs Commons average
Rank 447 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
£141,271
all imported IPSA years
£278,687
23% above average
Latest expenses
£141,271
38% below average
19
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
4
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
168 of 189 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Trade
76 of 90 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
134 of 163 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 47 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Energy
45 of 59 votes
#5
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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