Compare

Andrew George vs Sir John Whittingdale

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

Photograph of Andrew George
Andrew George
LD St Ives
vs
Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Andrew George and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 218 shared comparable votes.

178 same votes 40 different votes 218 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
20 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes
20 Aye 31 No
1 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
1 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 18 No
Education 96% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
2 Aye 9 No
Housing 91% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 85% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 1 No
Energy 33% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 12 No
Benefits 63% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 70% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 4 No
Transport 80% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

67.6 %
5 % below average
Rank 475 of 650
Participation
80.7 %
8 % above average
Rank 190 of 650
377
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,892
2,344 eligible divisions
200
53.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
903
47.7 % of votes cast
177
46.9 % of votes cast
No votes
989
52.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 2 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

95
+25.2 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 650
Appearances
74
+4.2 vs Commons average
Rank 213 of 650
142
+18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 168 of 650
Contributions
105
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 252 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,083,547
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£185,646
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
6 registered categories
3
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

Trade
5 of 5 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#3
Trade
80 of 89 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Education
40 of 49 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival 15 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API