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Steve Witherden vs Emma Foody

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 Emma Foody
Emma Foody
Lab Cramlington and Killingworth

Voting alignment

Steve Witherden and Emma Foody voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 422 shared comparable votes.

419 same votes 3 different votes 422 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
51 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
51 Aye 31 No
27 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 No
31 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
31 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 82% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
51 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
51 Aye 31 No
27 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 No
31 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
31 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
19 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
85.0%
13% above average
Rank 92 of 650
496
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
527
620 eligible divisions
253
51.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
255
48.4% of votes cast
243
49.0% of votes cast
No votes
272
51.6% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

59
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 431 of 650
Appearances
36
-56.9 vs Commons average
Rank 544 of 650
76
-85.6 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 650
Contributions
44
-117.6 vs Commons average
Rank 548 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
£188,107
all imported IPSA years
£141,271
38% below average
Latest expenses
£188,107
17% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 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: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API