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Priti Patel vs Helen Whately

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


Voting alignment

Priti Patel and Helen Whately voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,351 shared comparable votes.

1,341 same votes 10 different votes 1,351 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
72 Aye 132 No
Tax 100% aligned 204 shared votes
72 Aye 132 No
75 Aye 28 No
Migration 100% aligned 103 shared votes
75 Aye 28 No
35 Aye 35 No
Trade 100% aligned 70 shared votes
35 Aye 35 No
35 Aye 24 No
Transport 100% aligned 59 shared votes
35 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 39 No
Education 100% aligned 56 shared votes
17 Aye 39 No
Most different by topic
64 Aye 115 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 179 shared votes
66 Aye 113 No
50 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 103 shared votes
50 Aye 53 No
72 Aye 132 No
Tax 100% aligned 204 shared votes
72 Aye 132 No
75 Aye 28 No
Migration 100% aligned 103 shared votes
75 Aye 28 No
35 Aye 35 No
Trade 100% aligned 70 shared votes
35 Aye 35 No

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

Voting record

61.9%
10% below average
Rank 556 of 650
Participation
83.4%
11% above average
Rank 121 of 650
1,487
2,401 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,003
2,401 eligible divisions
679
45.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
962
48.0% of votes cast
808
54.3% of votes cast
No votes
1,041
52.0% of votes cast
14
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

70
-16.8 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 650
Appearances
51
-35.8 vs Commons average
Rank 462 of 650
96
-55.2 vs Commons average
Rank 363 of 650
Contributions
75
-76.2 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£244,429
8% above average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19% above average
12
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
12
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
189 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Trade
73 of 94 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
71 of 76 votes
Housing
52 of 67 votes
#3
Migration
157 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#4
Trade
86 of 94 votes
Tax
218 of 324 votes
#5

Recent voting overlap

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