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Steve Witherden vs Rebecca Paul

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 Rebecca Paul
Rebecca Paul
Con Reigate

Voting alignment

Steve Witherden and Rebecca Paul voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 335 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 330 different votes 335 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 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 3 No
Benefits 7% aligned 14 shared votes
2 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
39 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
24 Aye 39 No
22 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
24 Aye 39 No
22 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

80.3 %
8 % above average
Rank 194 of 649
Participation
78.8 %
6 % above average
Rank 228 of 649
462
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
453
575 eligible divisions
241
52.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
202
44.6 % of votes cast
221
47.8 % of votes cast
No votes
251
55.4 % of votes cast
2
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

62
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 650
Appearances
100
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 650
77
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 400 of 650
Contributions
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 191 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
£124,847
all imported IPSA years
£141,271
38 % below average
Latest expenses
£124,847
45 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
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
4 of 4 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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