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Sarah Bool vs Steve Witherden

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

Photograph of Sarah Bool
Sarah Bool
Con South Northamptonshire
vs
Photograph of Steve Witherden
Steve Witherden
Lab Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr

Voting alignment

Sarah Bool and Steve Witherden voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 365 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 361 different votes 365 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 12 No
Benefits 6% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
22 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
30 Aye 50 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
50 Aye 30 No
8 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 50 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
50 Aye 30 No
8 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
22 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

71.4%
1% below average
Rank 394 of 650
Participation
80.0%
8% above average
Rank 195 of 650
442
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
495
619 eligible divisions
191
43.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
252
50.9% of votes cast
251
56.8% of votes cast
No votes
243
49.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% 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

105
+16.2 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 650
Appearances
60
-28.8 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 650
122
-32.8 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 650
Contributions
77
-77.8 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£188,791
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£141,271
all imported IPSA years
£188,791
17% below average
Latest expenses
£141,271
38% below average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
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
16 of 17 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 42 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Tax
99 of 114 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Crime / Justice
56 of 66 votes
#5
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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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