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Clive Lewis vs Sir John Whittingdale

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

Photograph of Clive Lewis
Clive Lewis
Lab Norwich South
vs
Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Clive Lewis and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,318 shared comparable votes.

40 same votes 1,278 different votes 1,318 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
21 Aye 15 No
Benefits 6% aligned 36 shared votes
13 Aye 23 No
109 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 4% aligned 176 shared votes
64 Aye 112 No
50 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 112 shared votes
60 Aye 52 No
15 Aye 14 No
Housing 3% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 29 No
Trade 0% aligned 59 shared votes
29 Aye 30 No
26 Aye 32 No
Transport 0% aligned 58 shared votes
32 Aye 26 No
34 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 52 shared votes
18 Aye 34 No
24 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 18 No
Defence 0% aligned 42 shared votes
18 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

68.2 %
4 % below average
Rank 461 of 649
Participation
80.5 %
8 % above average
Rank 189 of 649
1,606
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,896
2,354 eligible divisions
893
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
905
47.7 % of votes cast
713
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
991
52.3 % of votes cast
19
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
34 years, 3 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

22
-53.1 vs Commons average
Rank 573 of 649
Appearances
73
-2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 649
28
-105.3 vs Commons average
Rank 570 of 649
Contributions
104
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,262,179
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£292,653
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8 % above average
31
7 registered categories
Registered interests
10
6 registered categories
2
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
181 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 75 votes
#3
Trade
80 of 89 votes
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Transport
78 of 95 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
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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: Third Reading 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
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
Aye
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