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Sir Mark Hendrick vs Helen Whately

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

Photograph of Sir Mark Hendrick
Sir Mark Hendrick
Lab Preston
vs
Photograph of Helen Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent

Voting alignment

Sir Mark Hendrick and Helen Whately voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,174 shared comparable votes.

60 same votes 1,114 different votes 1,174 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
22 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
104 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 167 shared votes
64 Aye 103 No
11 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 5% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 20 No
Benefits 5% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 7 No
Energy 5% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 27 No
Transport 0% aligned 51 shared votes
27 Aye 24 No
26 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 43 shared votes
17 Aye 26 No
15 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 10 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

55.8%
17% below average
Rank 602 of 649
Participation
83.7%
11% above average
Rank 119 of 649
1,326
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,989
2,376 eligible divisions
731
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
950
47.8% of votes cast
595
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
1,039
52.2% of votes cast
8
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
25 years, 10 months
Since 23 Nov 2000
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

3
-79.3 vs Commons average
Rank 633 of 649
Appearances
43
-39.3 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 649
6
-137.5 vs Commons average
Rank 628 of 649
Contributions
65
-78.5 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,661,205
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£295,956
31% above average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
3
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
175 of 211 votes
#1
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
52 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 56 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Defence
46 of 71 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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