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Tom Gordon vs Helen Whately

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


Voting alignment

Tom Gordon and Helen Whately voted the same way 73% of the time, based on 274 shared comparable votes.

200 same votes 74 different votes 274 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
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
28 Aye 45 No
Tax 95% aligned 73 shared votes
26 Aye 47 No
11 Aye 11 No
Education 91% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 89% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 8 No
Defence 81% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 43% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 13 No
Housing 60% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 67% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

67.8%
5% below average
Rank 467 of 649
Participation
83.7%
11% above average
Rank 119 of 649
400
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,989
2,376 eligible divisions
219
54.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
950
47.8% of votes cast
181
45.3% of votes cast
No votes
1,039
52.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

194
+111.7 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 649
Appearances
43
-39.3 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 649
276
+132.5 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 649
Contributions
65
-78.5 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£217,333
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£217,333
4% below average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
1
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Trade
86 of 91 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Housing
26 of 32 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#5

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API