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Andrew Ranger vs Sir John Whittingdale

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

Photograph of Andrew Ranger
Andrew Ranger
Lab Wrexham
vs
Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Andrew Ranger and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 291 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 286 different votes 291 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
11 Aye 6 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
33 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
35 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
35 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
7 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 92 of 650
Participation
80.7 %
8 % above average
Rank 190 of 650
481
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,896
2,349 eligible divisions
241
50.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
905
47.7 % of votes cast
240
49.9 % of votes cast
No votes
991
52.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
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

21
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 573 of 650
Appearances
74
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 650
33
-92.8 vs Commons average
Rank 545 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

£139,164
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£139,164
38 % below average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8 % above average
2
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

Energy
20 of 20 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Trade
80 of 89 votes
Crime / Justice
60 of 61 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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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Voting source Commons Votes API