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Sir Jeremy Wright vs Helen Whately

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

Photograph of Sir Jeremy Wright
Sir Jeremy Wright
Con Kenilworth and Southam
vs
Photograph of Helen Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent

Voting alignment

Sir Jeremy Wright and Helen Whately voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,554 shared comparable votes.

1,546 same votes 8 different votes 1,554 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
77 Aye 142 No
Tax 100% aligned 219 shared votes
77 Aye 142 No
37 Aye 35 No
Trade 100% aligned 72 shared votes
37 Aye 35 No
32 Aye 29 No
Transport 100% aligned 61 shared votes
32 Aye 29 No
20 Aye 33 No
Housing 100% aligned 53 shared votes
20 Aye 33 No
21 Aye 31 No
Education 100% aligned 52 shared votes
21 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 22 No
NHS / Health 98% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 27 No
Defence 98% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
55 Aye 35 No
Migration 99% aligned 90 shared votes
56 Aye 34 No
68 Aye 118 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 186 shared votes
66 Aye 120 No
68 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 131 shared votes
69 Aye 62 No

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

Voting record

70.1%
2% below average
Rank 421 of 650
Participation
83.3%
11% above average
Rank 120 of 650
1,675
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,992
2,390 eligible divisions
784
46.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
953
47.8% of votes cast
891
53.2% of votes cast
No votes
1,039
52.2% of votes cast
14
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

89
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 650
Appearances
51
-35.9 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 650
112
-39.4 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 650
Contributions
75
-76.4 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,739,090
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£295,447
31% above average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
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
194 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Housing
57 of 67 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
65 of 70 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
#3
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Trade
77 of 94 votes
#4
Trade
86 of 94 votes
Digital / Online Safety
49 of 60 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3G 22 Apr 2024
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill: Motion to disagree with 151B and 151C and to insist on 151A 13 Sept 2023
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
National Security Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 22B 26 Jun 2023
Defence
Aye
No
Health and Care Bill: Government Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 92 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
No rebel
Motion No. 4 - Health Protection (Coronavirus, restrictions) (Self-isolation) 30 Nov 2021
Aye
No rebel
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020 1 Dec 2020
Aye
Aye rebel
Amendment 19 to the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill 4 Sept 2019
Brexit / EU
No
Aye rebel
UK's withdrawal from the EU: Prime Minister's motion 14 Mar 2019
Brexit / EU
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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