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Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown vs Helen Whately

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

Photograph of Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Con North Cotswolds
vs
Photograph of Helen Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent

Voting alignment

Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown and Helen Whately voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,717 shared comparable votes.

1,700 same votes 17 different votes 1,717 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
87 Aye 150 No
Tax 100% aligned 237 shared votes
87 Aye 150 No
109 Aye 38 No
Migration 100% aligned 147 shared votes
109 Aye 38 No
37 Aye 35 No
Trade 100% aligned 72 shared votes
37 Aye 35 No
19 Aye 43 No
Education 100% aligned 62 shared votes
19 Aye 43 No
20 Aye 41 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 61 shared votes
20 Aye 41 No
Most different by topic
69 Aye 121 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 190 shared votes
68 Aye 122 No
82 Aye 76 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 158 shared votes
80 Aye 78 No
87 Aye 150 No
Tax 100% aligned 237 shared votes
87 Aye 150 No
109 Aye 38 No
Migration 100% aligned 147 shared votes
109 Aye 38 No
37 Aye 35 No
Trade 100% aligned 72 shared votes
37 Aye 35 No

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

Voting record

80.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 202 of 648
Participation
84.0 %
11 % above average
Rank 126 of 648
1,865
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,943
2,312 eligible divisions
888
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
923
47.5 % of votes cast
977
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
1,020
52.5 % of votes cast
25
1.3 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
34 years, 1 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

29
-31.4 vs Commons average
Rank 513 of 648
Appearances
40
-20.4 vs Commons average
Rank 425 of 648
42
-66.9 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 648
Contributions
62
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,311,579
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£252,269
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19 % above average
8
6 registered categories
Registered interests
8
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

Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
#1
Trade
83 of 88 votes
Digital / Online Safety
56 of 60 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Migration
154 of 169 votes
#4
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
Aye rebel
Holocaust Memorial Bill Committee: New Clause 1 22 May 2024
No
Aye rebel
Public Order Bill: Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 5 7 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps and Other Provisions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 16 Jun 2021
Aye
No rebel
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
Aye
No rebel
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No.4) Regulations 2020 4 Nov 2020
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
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