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Sir Andrew Mitchell vs Helen Whately

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


Voting alignment

Sir Andrew Mitchell and Helen Whately voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,398 shared comparable votes.

1,364 same votes 34 different votes 1,398 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
67 Aye 115 No
Tax 100% aligned 182 shared votes
67 Aye 115 No
15 Aye 33 No
Benefits 100% aligned 48 shared votes
15 Aye 33 No
16 Aye 30 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
16 Aye 30 No
17 Aye 26 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 43 shared votes
17 Aye 26 No
15 Aye 26 No
Energy 100% aligned 41 shared votes
15 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 93% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
79 Aye 36 No
Migration 94% aligned 115 shared votes
86 Aye 29 No
39 Aye 24 No
Transport 95% aligned 63 shared votes
36 Aye 27 No
36 Aye 23 No
Trade 97% aligned 59 shared votes
34 Aye 25 No
64 Aye 110 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 174 shared votes
63 Aye 111 No

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

Voting record

63.2 %
9 % below average
Rank 536 of 649
Participation
83.7 %
11 % above average
Rank 125 of 649
1,492
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,977
2,361 eligible divisions
716
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
943
47.7 % of votes cast
776
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
1,034
52.3 % of votes cast
39
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 323 of 650
Appearances
45
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 650
75
-63.3 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 650
Contributions
68
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,625,709
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£265,608
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19 % above average
15
6 registered categories
Registered interests
8
2 registered categories
2
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

Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#1
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Migration
119 of 171 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 60 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Transport
64 of 95 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Trade
61 of 91 votes
#5

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API