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Sarah Gibson vs Catherine Atkinson

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

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Sarah Gibson
LD Chippenham
vs
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Catherine Atkinson
Lab Derby North

Voting alignment

Sarah Gibson and Catherine Atkinson voted the same way 14% of the time, based on 299 shared comparable votes.

42 same votes 257 different votes 299 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
6 Aye 0 No
Energy 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
7 Aye 5 No
Housing 42% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 2 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 8 No
Benefits 20% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 1 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 15 No
Education 4% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 4% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
21 Aye 27 No
Tax 6% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

62.6 %
10 % below average
Rank 550 of 649
Participation
79.3 %
7 % above average
Rank 215 of 649
360
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
456
575 eligible divisions
190
52.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
239
52.4 % of votes cast
170
47.2 % of votes cast
No votes
217
47.6 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
13
2.9 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

25
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 650
Appearances
89
+11.1 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 650
31
-107.3 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 650
Contributions
181
+42.7 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£230,135
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£207,563
all imported IPSA years
£230,135
2 % above average
Latest expenses
£207,563
8 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Crime / Justice
45 of 62 votes
#4
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Trade
5 of 7 votes
#5
Education
43 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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