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Steve Witherden vs Helen Whately

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 Helen Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent

Voting alignment

Steve Witherden and Helen Whately voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 323 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 319 different votes 323 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 5 No
Benefits 6% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
47 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
26 Aye 47 No
21 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
26 Aye 47 No
21 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 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
83.7 %
11 % above average
Rank 127 of 650
455
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,967
2,349 eligible divisions
238
52.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
939
47.7 % of votes cast
217
47.7 % of votes cast
No votes
1,028
52.3 % 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
42
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 650
73
-52.8 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 650
Contributions
65
-60.8 vs Commons average
Rank 416 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
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£141,271
38 % below average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
2 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
Trade
84 of 89 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 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
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
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API