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Sir Julian Lewis vs Helen Whately

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

Photograph of Sir Julian Lewis
Sir Julian Lewis
Con New Forest East
vs
Photograph of Helen Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent

Voting alignment

Sir Julian Lewis and Helen Whately voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,752 shared comparable votes.

1,719 same votes 33 different votes 1,752 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 147 No
Tax 100% aligned 234 shared votes
87 Aye 147 No
42 Aye 36 No
Transport 100% aligned 78 shared votes
42 Aye 36 No
23 Aye 38 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 61 shared votes
23 Aye 38 No
32 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 56 shared votes
32 Aye 24 No
32 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 55 shared votes
32 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 29 No
Defence 91% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
38 Aye 43 No
Trade 94% aligned 81 shared votes
39 Aye 42 No
16 Aye 21 No
NHS / Health 95% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
68 Aye 119 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 187 shared votes
70 Aye 117 No
81 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 151 shared votes
79 Aye 72 No

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

Voting record

79.8%
7% above average
Rank 201 of 650
Participation
83.4%
11% above average
Rank 120 of 650
1,929
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,015
2,417 eligible divisions
910
47.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
964
47.8% of votes cast
1,019
52.8% of votes cast
No votes
1,051
52.2% of votes cast
41
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

392
+297.5 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 650
Appearances
52
-42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650
512
+347.4 vs Commons average
Rank 24 of 650
Contributions
74
-90.6 vs Commons average
Rank 462 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,159,138
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£212,155
6% below average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
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

Brexit / EU
194 of 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 212 votes
Trade
86 of 94 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
#3
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#4
Trade
86 of 94 votes
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 66 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye rebel
Victims and Prisoners Bill Report Stage: New Clause 27 4 Dec 2023
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
National Security Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 22B 26 Jun 2023
Defence
Aye
Aye rebel
Public Order Bill: Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 5 7 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
No
No
Health and Care Bill: Government Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 92 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
No rebel
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
Health and Care Bill Report Stage: New Clause 49 22 Nov 2021
NHS / Health
Aye
No rebel
National Security and Investment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 11B and 11C 28 Apr 2021
Defence
Aye
No rebel
Fire Safety Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4L 28 Apr 2021
Aye
No rebel
Fire Safety Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4J 27 Apr 2021
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
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