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Catherine Fookes vs John Whitby

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

Photograph of Catherine Fookes
Catherine Fookes
Lab Monmouthshire
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Photograph of John Whitby
John Whitby
Lab Derbyshire Dales

Voting alignment

Catherine Fookes and John Whitby voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 418 shared comparable votes.

418 same votes 0 different votes 418 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
44 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
44 Aye 29 No
30 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
29 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
29 Aye 7 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
23 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
44 Aye 29 No
30 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
29 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
29 Aye 7 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
23 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

79.8 %
7 % above average
Rank 203 of 650
Participation
89.5 %
17 % above average
Rank 25 of 650
450
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
505
564 eligible divisions
232
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
261
51.7 % of votes cast
218
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
244
48.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

51
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 650
Appearances
62
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 650
74
-53.6 vs Commons average
Rank 385 of 650
Contributions
77
-50.6 vs Commons average
Rank 370 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£211,272
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£189,571
all imported IPSA years
£211,272
7 % below average
Latest expenses
£189,571
16 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#1
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
34 of 34 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Crime / Justice
56 of 61 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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