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 96% of the time, based on 166 shared comparable votes.

159 same votes 7 different votes 166 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 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 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

44.2%
28% below average
Rank 631 of 650
Participation
80.3%
8% above average
Rank 187 of 650
267
604 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,920
2,390 eligible divisions
124
46.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
918
47.8% of votes cast
143
53.6% of votes cast
No votes
1,002
52.2% of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
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

111
+24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 650
Appearances
78
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
145
-6.4 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 650
Contributions
112
-39.4 vs Commons average
Rank 317 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
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

Foreign Affairs
5 of 5 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Trade
8 of 10 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
#3
Trade
85 of 94 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Education
27 of 50 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 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
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API