Compare

Dan Tomlinson vs Sir John Whittingdale

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

Photograph of Dan Tomlinson
Dan Tomlinson
Lab Chipping Barnet
vs
Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Dan Tomlinson and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 205 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 200 different votes 205 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
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
32 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
26 Aye 32 No
21 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
4 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
26 Aye 32 No
21 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
4 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 11 shared votes
1 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

61.6 %
11 % below average
Rank 563 of 650
Participation
80.7 %
8 % above average
Rank 190 of 650
347
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,896
2,349 eligible divisions
170
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
905
47.7 % of votes cast
177
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
991
52.3 % of votes cast
5
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 2 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

73
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 650
Appearances
74
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 650
458
+332.2 vs Commons average
Rank 19 of 650
Contributions
105
-20.8 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£225,538
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£225,538
same as average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8 % above average
4
3 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

Transport
25 of 29 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Housing
25 of 31 votes
#2
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Trade
4 of 5 votes
#3
Trade
80 of 89 votes
Defence
25 of 33 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Education
37 of 49 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 70 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
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API