Compare

Alan Strickland vs Sir John Whittingdale

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

Photograph of Alan Strickland
Alan Strickland
Lab Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
vs
Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Alan Strickland and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 321 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 312 different votes 321 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 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 6 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
37 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
38 Aye 37 No
24 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
10 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
38 Aye 37 No
24 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
10 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

88.4%
16% above average
Rank 40 of 650
Participation
80.4%
8% above average
Rank 190 of 650
531
601 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,919
2,387 eligible divisions
266
50.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
917
47.8% of votes cast
265
49.9% of votes cast
No votes
1,002
52.2% of votes cast
12
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

35
-50.6 vs Commons average
Rank 530 of 650
Appearances
78
-7.6 vs Commons average
Rank 290 of 650
36
-113.1 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 650
Contributions
112
-37.1 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£174,611
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£174,611
23% below average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
9
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Housing
32 of 32 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Transport
29 of 29 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Trade
85 of 94 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API