Statistics

Parliament by the numbers

Voting and participation

• Highest participation

  The MPs who have taken part in the most Commons divisions this Parliament.

• Lowest participation

  The MPs who have taken part in the fewest Commons divisions this Parliament.

Rebellion and loyalty

• Most rebellious MPs

  The MPs who have voted against their own party's majority most often.

• Most loyal MPs

  The MPs who vote with their own party's majority most consistently.

Alignment

• Most aligned with the Prime Minister

  The MPs whose recorded votes match Andy Burnham's most closely.

• Closest cross-party pairs

  Pairs of MPs from different parties whose recorded votes agree most often.

Divisions

• Closest votes

  The Commons divisions decided by the narrowest margins this Parliament.

• Consensus votes

  The Commons divisions where the House was most united.

• Largest rebellions

  The Commons divisions where the most MPs voted against their own party's majority.

Activity

• Most written questions

  The MPs who have tabled the most written questions this Parliament.

Expenses and interests

• Highest business costs

  The MPs with the highest IPSA business-cost claims this Parliament.

• Most registered interests

  The MPs with the most entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests.

Service

• Longest-serving MPs

  The MPs with the longest continuous service in the House of Commons.

• Newest MPs

  The most recent arrivals in the House of Commons.

These rankings are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.