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Steve Witherden vs Neil O'Brien

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 Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Voting alignment

Steve Witherden and Neil O'Brien voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 324 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 320 different votes 324 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
10 Aye 5 No
Benefits 7% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
42 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
28 Aye 42 No
20 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
28 Aye 42 No
20 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
8 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 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
85.0 %
12 % above average
Rank 101 of 650
455
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,780
2,094 eligible divisions
238
52.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
878
49.3 % of votes cast
217
47.7 % of votes cast
No votes
902
50.7 % of votes cast
2
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

58
-12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 340 of 650
Appearances
20
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 578 of 650
73
-52.8 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 650
Contributions
26
-99.8 vs Commons average
Rank 578 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
£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
£141,271
38 % below average
Latest expenses
£311,946
38 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 46 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 70 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 85 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
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
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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