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Brian Mathew vs Sir John Whittingdale

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


Voting alignment

Brian Mathew and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 84% of the time, based on 231 shared comparable votes.

193 same votes 38 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
24 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
4 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
4 Aye 20 No
4 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 90% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
2 Aye 11 No
Housing 85% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 11 No
Benefits 71% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 1 No
Energy 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 7 No
Defence 77% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

65.8%
7% below average
Rank 505 of 649
Participation
80.5%
8% above average
Rank 187 of 649
388
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,913
2,376 eligible divisions
196
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
915
47.8% of votes cast
192
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
998
52.2% of votes cast
13
3.4% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

82
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 649
Appearances
78
-5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 649
92
-53.9 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 649
Contributions
112
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£157,740
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£157,740
30% below average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 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

#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#4
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API