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Rebecca Paul vs Steve Witherden

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

Photograph of Rebecca Paul
Rebecca Paul
Con Reigate
vs
Photograph of Steve Witherden
Steve Witherden
Lab Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr

Voting alignment

Rebecca Paul and Steve Witherden voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 341 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 336 different votes 341 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
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 12 No
Benefits 7% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No
18 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
39 Aye 24 No
10 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
39 Aye 24 No
10 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 15 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

78.8%
6% above average
Rank 226 of 649
Participation
79.8%
7% above average
Rank 203 of 649
465
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
471
590 eligible divisions
209
44.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
244
51.8% of votes cast
256
55.1% of votes cast
No votes
227
48.2% of votes cast
1
0.2% 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

104
+20.3 vs Commons average
Rank 157 of 649
Appearances
62
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 649
152
+6.1 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 649
Contributions
80
-65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£124,847
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£141,271
all imported IPSA years
£124,847
45% below average
Latest expenses
£141,271
38% below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#5
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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