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Alice Macdonald vs Sir John Whittingdale

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

Photograph of Alice Macdonald
Alice Macdonald
Lab Norwich North
vs
Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Alice Macdonald and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 297 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 293 different votes 297 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
13 Aye 6 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
37 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
4 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
37 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
4 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

84.9 %
12 % above average
Rank 99 of 649
Participation
80.5 %
8 % above average
Rank 192 of 649
488
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,901
2,361 eligible divisions
241
49.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
908
47.8 % of votes cast
247
50.6 % of votes cast
No votes
993
52.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

32
-45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 540 of 650
Appearances
74
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650
37
-101.3 vs Commons average
Rank 543 of 650
Contributions
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£186,253
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£186,253
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8 % above average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
10
6 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

Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Crime / Justice
60 of 62 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
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