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Sir Geoffrey Cox vs Helen Whately

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


Voting alignment

Sir Geoffrey Cox and Helen Whately voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,448 shared comparable votes.

1,442 same votes 6 different votes 1,448 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 136 No
Tax 100% aligned 203 shared votes
67 Aye 136 No
39 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 70 shared votes
39 Aye 31 No
36 Aye 29 No
Transport 100% aligned 65 shared votes
36 Aye 29 No
12 Aye 42 No
Education 100% aligned 54 shared votes
12 Aye 42 No
22 Aye 26 No
Defence 100% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 23 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 36 shared votes
14 Aye 22 No
77 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 141 shared votes
75 Aye 66 No
80 Aye 40 No
Migration 99% aligned 120 shared votes
81 Aye 39 No
61 Aye 105 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 166 shared votes
60 Aye 106 No
67 Aye 136 No
Tax 100% aligned 203 shared votes
67 Aye 136 No

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

Voting record

66.1 %
7 % below average
Rank 500 of 649
Participation
83.7 %
11 % above average
Rank 125 of 649
1,561
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,977
2,361 eligible divisions
734
47.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
943
47.7 % of votes cast
827
53.0 % of votes cast
No votes
1,034
52.3 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

8
-69.9 vs Commons average
Rank 617 of 650
Appearances
45
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 650
13
-125.3 vs Commons average
Rank 614 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

£2,716,834
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£264,705
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19 % above average
13
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
2 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

Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#1
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Digital / Online Safety
48 of 60 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Migration
126 of 171 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Defence
52 of 71 votes
#5

Recent voting overlap

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