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Steve Witherden vs Carolyn Harris

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 Carolyn Harris
Carolyn Harris
Lab Neath and Swansea East

Voting alignment

Steve Witherden and Carolyn Harris voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 401 shared comparable votes.

398 same votes 3 different votes 401 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
43 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
43 Aye 20 No
31 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
31 Aye 9 No
24 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 3 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
18 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 7 No
Benefits 89% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
26 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No
43 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
43 Aye 20 No
31 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
31 Aye 9 No
24 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

80.0%
8% above average
Rank 195 of 650
Participation
75.1%
3% above average
Rank 305 of 650
496
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,806
2,406 eligible divisions
253
51.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,036
57.4% of votes cast
243
49.0% of votes cast
No votes
770
42.6% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

59
-34.0 vs Commons average
Rank 431 of 650
Appearances
42
-51.0 vs Commons average
Rank 526 of 650
76
-86.0 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 650
Contributions
25
-137.0 vs Commons average
Rank 603 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
£2,394,912
all imported IPSA years
£141,271
38% below average
Latest expenses
£305,970
35% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
3 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

Energy
20 of 20 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Education
83 of 96 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Work / Employment
69 of 80 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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