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Peter Fortune vs Steve Witherden

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


Voting alignment

Peter Fortune and Steve Witherden voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 375 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 368 different votes 375 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
8 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 12 No
Benefits 6% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
20 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
26 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
48 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
48 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 31 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 39 shared votes
31 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 11 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

72.9%
1% above average
Rank 356 of 650
Participation
80.0%
8% above average
Rank 195 of 650
452
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
496
620 eligible divisions
202
44.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
253
51.0% of votes cast
250
55.3% of votes cast
No votes
243
49.0% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

139
+46.0 vs Commons average
Rank 106 of 650
Appearances
59
-34.0 vs Commons average
Rank 431 of 650
163
+1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 212 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

£180,830
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£141,271
all imported IPSA years
£180,830
20% below average
Latest expenses
£141,271
38% below average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
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

Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Crime / Justice
53 of 66 votes
#5
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API