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Steve Witherden vs Alan Mak

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

Photograph of Steve Witherden
Steve Witherden
Lab Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr
vs
Photograph of Alan Mak
Alan Mak
Con Havant

Voting alignment

Steve Witherden and Alan Mak voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 346 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 342 different votes 346 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
11 Aye 5 No
Benefits 6% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
24 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
48 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
30 Aye 48 No
26 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
8 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
30 Aye 48 No
26 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
8 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

80.8 %
8 % above average
Rank 188 of 650
Participation
85.6 %
13 % above average
Rank 90 of 650
455
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,011
2,349 eligible divisions
238
52.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
954
47.4 % of votes cast
217
47.7 % of votes cast
No votes
1,057
52.6 % of votes cast
2
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

58
-12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 340 of 650
Appearances
14
-56.9 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 650
73
-52.8 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 650
Contributions
17
-108.8 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£141,271
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,951,902
all imported IPSA years
£141,271
38 % below average
Latest expenses
£292,278
29 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
30
7 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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

Energy
20 of 20 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Trade
82 of 89 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Defence
64 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API