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Paul Holmes vs Helen Whately

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


Voting alignment

Paul Holmes and Helen Whately voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,185 shared comparable votes.

1,183 same votes 2 different votes 1,185 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 97 No
Tax 100% aligned 152 shared votes
55 Aye 97 No
98 Aye 32 No
Migration 100% aligned 130 shared votes
98 Aye 32 No
31 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 56 shared votes
31 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 30 No
Defence 100% aligned 52 shared votes
22 Aye 30 No
23 Aye 27 No
Benefits 100% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
57 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 113 shared votes
56 Aye 57 No
55 Aye 97 No
Tax 100% aligned 152 shared votes
55 Aye 97 No
98 Aye 32 No
Migration 100% aligned 130 shared votes
98 Aye 32 No
31 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 56 shared votes
31 Aye 25 No

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

Voting record

85.1 %
12 % above average
Rank 94 of 649
Participation
83.7 %
11 % above average
Rank 125 of 649
1,398
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,977
2,361 eligible divisions
694
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
943
47.7 % of votes cast
704
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
1,034
52.3 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

105
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 135 of 650
Appearances
45
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 650
390
+251.7 vs Commons average
Rank 37 of 650
Contributions
68
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,091,272
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£234,722
4 % above average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
2 registered categories
3
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
63 of 63 votes
#1
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 44 votes
#5
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API