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Anna Gelderd vs Sir John Whittingdale

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

Photograph of Anna Gelderd
Anna Gelderd
Lab South East Cornwall
vs
Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Anna Gelderd and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 231 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 226 different votes 231 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
4 Aye 5 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
27 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
33 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 No
7 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
33 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 No
7 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
16 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

68.3 %
4 % below average
Rank 460 of 649
Participation
80.5 %
8 % above average
Rank 189 of 649
388
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,896
2,354 eligible divisions
186
47.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
905
47.7 % of votes cast
202
52.1 % 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, 3 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

63
-11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 649
Appearances
73
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 649
66
-66.7 vs Commons average
Rank 425 of 649
Contributions
104
-28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£153,512
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£153,512
32 % below average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8 % above average
4
1 registered category
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

Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Trade
80 of 89 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 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