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Rishi Sunak vs Sir Andrew Mitchell

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

Photograph of Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak
Con Richmond and Northallerton
vs
Photograph of Sir Andrew Mitchell
Sir Andrew Mitchell
Con Sutton Coldfield

Voting alignment

Rishi Sunak and Sir Andrew Mitchell voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 815 shared comparable votes.

803 same votes 12 different votes 815 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
38 Aye 70 No
Tax 100% aligned 108 shared votes
38 Aye 70 No
37 Aye 31 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 68 shared votes
37 Aye 31 No
20 Aye 12 No
Migration 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 92% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
25 Aye 17 No
Transport 93% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
32 Aye 25 No
Trade 96% aligned 57 shared votes
34 Aye 23 No
52 Aye 102 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 154 shared votes
53 Aye 101 No
38 Aye 70 No
Tax 100% aligned 108 shared votes
38 Aye 70 No

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

Voting record

41.8%
31% below average
Rank 632 of 650
Participation
63.1%
9% below average
Rank 541 of 650
1,005
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,518
2,405 eligible divisions
454
45.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
731
48.2% of votes cast
551
54.8% of votes cast
No votes
787
51.8% of votes cast
4
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.7% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
25 years, 4 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

44
-44.8 vs Commons average
Rank 507 of 650
Appearances
63
-25.8 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 650
53
-101.6 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 650
Contributions
73
-81.6 vs Commons average
Rank 457 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,536,845
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,625,709
all imported IPSA years
£166,813
26% below average
Latest expenses
£265,608
17% above average
15
5 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
9
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
167 of 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
Trade
61 of 94 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
47 of 82 votes
#3
Migration
119 of 171 votes
Transport
52 of 96 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 60 votes
Environment / Climate
20 of 49 votes
#5
Trade
64 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health and Care Bill Report Stage: Amendment 10 23 Nov 2021
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
Aye
Treasury update on international aid 13 Jul 2021
No rebel
Aye rebel
Agriculture Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 2 (Neil Parish) 13 May 2020
No
No
Business of the House motion 1 Apr 2019
Transport
Aye rebel
No
Mr Clarke's motion C (Customs Union) 1 Apr 2019
Trade
Aye rebel
No
Business of the House motion 27 Mar 2019
Transport
Aye rebel
No
Mr Clarke's motion J (Customs union) 27 Mar 2019
Trade
Aye rebel
No
European Union Withdrawal Act main Motion as amended 25 Mar 2019
Aye rebel
No
European Union Withdrawal Act Amendment (a) - Letwin 25 Mar 2019
Aye rebel
No
UK's withdrawal from the EU: Prime Minister's motion 14 Mar 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Rural communities 7 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API