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Sarah Bool vs Helen Whately

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


Voting alignment

Sarah Bool and Helen Whately voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 358 shared comparable votes.

357 same votes 1 different votes 358 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
32 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
32 Aye 56 No
9 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
9 Aye 25 No
6 Aye 17 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
32 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
32 Aye 56 No
9 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
9 Aye 25 No
6 Aye 17 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

70.8%
2% below average
Rank 409 of 649
Participation
83.7%
11% above average
Rank 119 of 649
418
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,989
2,376 eligible divisions
177
42.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
950
47.8% of votes cast
241
57.7% of votes cast
No votes
1,039
52.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

96
+12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 649
Appearances
44
-39.7 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 649
112
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 300 of 649
Contributions
66
-79.9 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£188,791
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£188,791
17% below average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19% above average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
1
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Tax
98 of 112 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Crime / Justice
53 of 62 votes
#5
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API