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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 341 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 337 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
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
20 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
29 Aye 50 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
50 Aye 29 No
8 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 50 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
50 Aye 29 No
8 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
25 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

71.6%
1% below average
Rank 390 of 649
Participation
79.7%
7% above average
Rank 207 of 649
415
580 eligible divisions
Total votes
462
580 eligible divisions
176
42.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
241
52.2% of votes cast
239
57.6% of votes cast
No votes
221
47.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

91
+12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 649
Appearances
61
-17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 360 of 649
107
-30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 290 of 649
Contributions
76
-61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 403 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
£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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Tax
98 of 112 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Crime / Justice
53 of 62 votes
#5
Housing
30 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
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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Voting source Commons Votes API