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Alicia Kearns vs Sir John Whittingdale

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

Photograph of Alicia Kearns
Alicia Kearns
Con Rutland and Stamford
vs
Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Alicia Kearns and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 947 shared comparable votes.

935 same votes 12 different votes 947 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
48 Aye 79 No
Tax 100% aligned 127 shared votes
48 Aye 79 No
63 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 113 shared votes
63 Aye 50 No
31 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
18 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 44 shared votes
18 Aye 26 No
18 Aye 23 No
Defence 100% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 26 No
Migration 94% aligned 62 shared votes
40 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 95% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
48 Aye 79 No
Tax 100% aligned 127 shared votes
48 Aye 79 No
63 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 113 shared votes
63 Aye 50 No
31 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No

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

Voting record

70.3 %
2 % below average
Rank 422 of 649
Participation
80.5 %
8 % above average
Rank 192 of 649
1,155
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,901
2,361 eligible divisions
572
49.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
908
47.8 % of votes cast
583
50.5 % of votes cast
No votes
993
52.2 % of votes cast
25
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

117
+39.1 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 650
Appearances
74
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650
170
+31.7 vs Commons average
Rank 154 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

£1,417,308
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£320,176
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8 % above average
13
3 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

Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 47 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
#3
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 44 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Crime / Justice
143 of 174 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
Aye rebel
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No rebel
Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill: Third Reading 10 Jan 2024
Aye
No rebel
Illegal Migration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102B 17 Jul 2023
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Illegal Migration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 56B 17 Jul 2023
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Illegal Migration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36C and 36D 17 Jul 2023
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Illegal Migration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 23B 17 Jul 2023
Migration
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 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
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