Compare

Alex Easton vs Sir John Whittingdale

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

Photograph of Alex Easton
Alex Easton
Ind North Down
vs
Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Alex Easton and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 95% of the time, based on 154 shared comparable votes.

147 same votes 7 different votes 154 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
9 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 4 No
Benefits 56% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 94% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

44.0 %
29 % below average
Rank 630 of 650
Participation
80.7 %
8 % above average
Rank 190 of 650
248
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,896
2,349 eligible divisions
117
47.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
905
47.7 % of votes cast
131
52.8 % of votes cast
No votes
991
52.3 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 2 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

93
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 650
Appearances
74
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 650
119
-6.8 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 650
Contributions
105
-20.8 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£190,220
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£190,220
16 % below average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
10
6 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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
#2
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#3
Trade
80 of 89 votes
Democracy / Parliament
6 of 10 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Trade
3 of 5 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Online Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025 12 Feb 2025
Digital / Online Safety
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 15 Oct 2024
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API