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Tim Roca vs Helen Whately

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Tim Roca
Tim Roca
Lab Macclesfield
vs
Photograph of Helen Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent

Voting alignment

Tim Roca and Helen Whately voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 325 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 318 different votes 325 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
1 Aye 3 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
14 Aye 7 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 9% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
54 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
29 Aye 54 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
29 Aye 54 No
24 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
10 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

72.9%
1% above average
Rank 356 of 650
Participation
83.4%
11% above average
Rank 120 of 650
460
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,015
2,417 eligible divisions
247
53.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
964
47.8% of votes cast
213
46.3% of votes cast
No votes
1,051
52.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

69
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 373 of 650
Appearances
52
-42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650
88
-76.5 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 650
Contributions
74
-90.5 vs Commons average
Rank 462 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£202,502
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£202,502
10% below average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 212 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
Education
46 of 50 votes
#3
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#4
Trade
86 of 94 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 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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