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Christine Jardine vs Sir John Whittingdale

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

Photograph of Christine Jardine
Christine Jardine
LD Edinburgh West
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Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Christine Jardine and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 15% of the time, based on 1,135 shared comparable votes.

173 same votes 962 different votes 1,135 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
25 Aye 20 No
Education 64% aligned 45 shared votes
9 Aye 36 No
6 Aye 19 No
Devolution / Local Government 60% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
80 Aye 56 No
Tax 32% aligned 136 shared votes
44 Aye 92 No
27 Aye 17 No
Defence 27% aligned 44 shared votes
19 Aye 25 No
10 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 23% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 46 shared votes
18 Aye 28 No
11 Aye 16 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 15 shared votes
12 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

66.4 %
6 % below average
Rank 494 of 649
Participation
80.5 %
8 % above average
Rank 192 of 649
1,398
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,901
2,361 eligible divisions
779
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
908
47.8 % of votes cast
619
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
993
52.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

145
+67.1 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 650
Appearances
74
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650
147
+8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 185 of 650
Contributions
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,941,958
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£318,822
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8 % above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
6 registered categories
16
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

Brexit / EU
176 of 188 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Migration
136 of 163 votes
#3
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 46 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Trade
68 of 87 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
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
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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
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