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Sarah Sackman vs Steve Witherden

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


Voting alignment

Sarah Sackman and Steve Witherden voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 359 shared comparable votes.

357 same votes 2 different votes 359 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
47 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
47 Aye 19 No
26 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 2 No
Benefits 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
47 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
47 Aye 19 No
26 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

68.9%
3% below average
Rank 442 of 650
Participation
80.3%
8% above average
Rank 190 of 650
435
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
507
631 eligible divisions
225
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
261
51.5% of votes cast
210
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
246
48.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

67
-27.5 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 650
Appearances
63
-31.5 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 650
373
+208.5 vs Commons average
Rank 46 of 650
Contributions
81
-83.5 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£206,246
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£141,271
all imported IPSA years
£206,246
9% below average
Latest expenses
£141,271
38% below average
14
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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

Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Crime / Justice
60 of 66 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#5
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API