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Sean Woodcock vs Helen Whately

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

Photograph of Sean Woodcock
Sean Woodcock
Lab Banbury
vs
Photograph of Helen Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent

Voting alignment

Sean Woodcock and Helen Whately voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 380 shared comparable votes.

13 same votes 367 different votes 380 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 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 9% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
55 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 87 shared votes
32 Aye 55 No
25 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
10 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 87 shared votes
32 Aye 55 No
25 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
10 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

93.4 %
21 % above average
Rank 7 of 649
Participation
83.7 %
11 % above average
Rank 125 of 649
535
573 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,975
2,359 eligible divisions
272
50.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
943
47.7 % of votes cast
263
49.2 % of votes cast
No votes
1,032
52.3 % of votes cast
7
1.3 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

65
-12.0 vs Commons average
Rank 323 of 649
Appearances
46
-31.0 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 649
87
-49.7 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 649
Contributions
69
-67.7 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£119,230
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£119,230
47 % below average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
2 registered categories
0
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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Trade
84 of 89 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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