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Sir Keir Starmer vs Lee Anderson

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

Photograph of Sir Keir Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer
Lab Holborn and St Pancras
vs
Photograph of Lee Anderson
Lee Anderson
RUK Ashfield

Voting alignment

Sir Keir Starmer and Lee Anderson voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 362 shared comparable votes.

19 same votes 343 different votes 362 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
9 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
22 Aye 7 No
Tax 3% aligned 29 shared votes
6 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 22 No
Migration 0% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 17 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 22 No
Migration 0% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 17 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 16 No
Trade 0% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 15 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

38.4 %
35 % below average
Rank 633 of 647
Participation
75.6 %
3 % above average
Rank 304 of 647
893
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,214
1,605 eligible divisions
545
61.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
608
50.1 % of votes cast
348
39.0 % of votes cast
No votes
606
49.9 % of votes cast
2
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

44
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 647
Appearances
49
-14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 647
1,405
+1291.2 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 647
Contributions
71
-42.8 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£1,930,144
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,149,279
all imported IPSA years
£232,065
3 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,074
17 % above average
15
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 registered categories
1
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
161 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Trade
51 of 88 votes
#2
Trade
50 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
25 of 45 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
37 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
54 of 58 votes
Transport
42 of 91 votes
#5
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) 2 Dec 2025
Tax Transport
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 28: Capital gains tax (employee-ownership trusts) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 9: Basic rate limit and personal allowance for tax years 2028-29 to 2030-31 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 16 Jan 2023
Tax
No
Aye
Public Order Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 18 Oct 2022
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Motion No. 4 - Health Protection (Coronavirus, restrictions) (Self-isolation) 30 Nov 2021
Aye
Aye
Health Protection (Coronavirus, wearing of face coverings) (England) regulations 2021 30 Nov 2021
Aye
Aye
Adjournment (Conference, November and Christmas) 23 Jun 2021
Aye
Aye
Proceedings during the pandemic 16 Jun 2021
Aye
Aye
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps and Other Provisions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 16 Jun 2021
Aye
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