Compare

Alex Davies-Jones vs Sir John Whittingdale

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

Photograph of Alex Davies-Jones
Alex Davies-Jones
Lab Pontypridd
vs
Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Alex Davies-Jones and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 935 shared comparable votes.

33 same votes 902 different votes 935 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
17 Aye 16 No
Benefits 6% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 7 No
Education 4% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 10 No
Energy 4% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 18 No
Democracy / Parliament 3% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 17 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 21 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 17 No
Trade 0% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

71.4%
1% below average
Rank 395 of 649
Participation
80.5%
8% above average
Rank 187 of 649
1,184
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,913
2,376 eligible divisions
606
51.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
915
47.8% of votes cast
578
48.8% of votes cast
No votes
998
52.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

70
-13.6 vs Commons average
Rank 318 of 650
Appearances
78
-5.6 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650
293
+147.3 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 650
Contributions
112
-33.7 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,333,464
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£314,112
39% above average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 registered categories
1
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

Democracy / Parliament
37 of 41 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Migration
136 of 154 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 47 votes
#3
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
43 of 50 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
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
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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