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Sarah Pochin vs Helen Whately

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


Voting alignment

Sarah Pochin and Helen Whately voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 137 shared comparable votes.

127 same votes 10 different votes 137 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 16 No
Tax 100% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
1 Aye 16 No
Housing 100% aligned 17 shared votes
1 Aye 16 No
3 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 5 No
Benefits 100% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 100% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 1 No
Transport 86% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
10 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
3 Aye 16 No
Tax 100% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
1 Aye 16 No
Housing 100% aligned 17 shared votes
1 Aye 16 No
3 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

57.1 %
16 % below average
Rank 595 of 647
Participation
83.8 %
11 % above average
Rank 123 of 647
206
361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,955
2,333 eligible divisions
87
42.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
932
47.7 % of votes cast
119
57.8 % of votes cast
No votes
1,023
52.3 % of votes cast
7
3.4 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 2025
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

65
-1.5 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 649
Appearances
42
-24.5 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 649
76
-42.2 vs Commons average
Rank 348 of 649
Contributions
65
-53.2 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£0
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
n/a
average unavailable
Latest expenses
£269,510
19 % above average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
8
3 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
83 of 88 votes
Trade
4 of 4 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Housing
22 of 24 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 10 votes
#4
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Migration
7 of 9 votes
#5

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API