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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 1,168 shared comparable votes.

1,166 same votes 2 different votes 1,168 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
53 Aye 97 No
Tax 100% aligned 150 shared votes
53 Aye 97 No
97 Aye 32 No
Migration 100% aligned 129 shared votes
97 Aye 32 No
31 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 56 shared votes
31 Aye 25 No
23 Aye 27 No
Benefits 100% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
56 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 112 shared votes
55 Aye 57 No
53 Aye 97 No
Tax 100% aligned 150 shared votes
53 Aye 97 No
97 Aye 32 No
Migration 100% aligned 129 shared votes
97 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

85.7 %
13 % above average
Rank 91 of 647
Participation
84.0 %
11 % above average
Rank 123 of 647
1,376
1,605 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,952
2,323 eligible divisions
683
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
930
47.6 % of votes cast
693
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
1,022
52.4 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

90
+26.4 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 647
Appearances
42
-21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 647
356
+242.4 vs Commons average
Rank 27 of 647
Contributions
65
-48.6 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 647

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
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
3 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
83 of 88 votes
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Trade
49 of 50 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
#4
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes
#5
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API