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Dame Harriett Baldwin vs Sir John Whittingdale

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

Photograph of Dame Harriett Baldwin
Dame Harriett Baldwin
Con West Worcestershire
vs
Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Dame Harriett Baldwin and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,711 shared comparable votes.

1,688 same votes 23 different votes 1,711 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
94 Aye 135 No
Tax 100% aligned 229 shared votes
94 Aye 135 No
99 Aye 43 No
Migration 100% aligned 142 shared votes
99 Aye 43 No
33 Aye 42 No
Trade 100% aligned 75 shared votes
33 Aye 42 No
39 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 66 shared votes
39 Aye 27 No
19 Aye 46 No
Education 100% aligned 65 shared votes
19 Aye 46 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 24 No
NHS / Health 93% aligned 40 shared votes
17 Aye 23 No
76 Aye 124 No
Brexit / EU 96% aligned 200 shared votes
72 Aye 128 No
78 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 142 shared votes
77 Aye 65 No
94 Aye 135 No
Tax 100% aligned 229 shared votes
94 Aye 135 No
99 Aye 43 No
Migration 100% aligned 142 shared votes
99 Aye 43 No

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

Voting record

81.7%
9% above average
Rank 170 of 650
Participation
80.4%
8% above average
Rank 189 of 650
1,950
2,388 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,920
2,388 eligible divisions
919
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
918
47.8% of votes cast
1,031
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
1,002
52.2% of votes cast
17
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

109
+22.6 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 650
Appearances
78
-8.4 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 650
138
-12.6 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 650
Contributions
112
-38.6 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,496,334
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£247,722
10% above average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8% above average
11
5 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 registered categories
4
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
207 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Defence
66 of 71 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
#3
Trade
85 of 94 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Trade
79 of 94 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Public Order Bill: Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 5 7 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Health and Care Bill: Motion to disagree with LA 29B 25 Apr 2022
NHS / Health
Aye
No rebel
Health and Care Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 29 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
Aye
No rebel
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Aye rebel
Health and Care Bill Report Stage: Amendment 10 23 Nov 2021
NHS / Health
No
No rebel
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
Aye
No rebel
Treasury update on international aid 13 Jul 2021
Aye
No rebel
Proceedings during the pandemic 16 Jun 2021
Aye
No rebel
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps and Other Provisions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 16 Jun 2021
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API