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David Reed vs Sir John Whittingdale

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

Photograph of David Reed
David Reed
Con Exmouth and Exeter East
vs
Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

David Reed and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 228 shared comparable votes.

227 same votes 1 different votes 228 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
30 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
11 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
2 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 16 shared votes
2 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
11 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
2 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 16 shared votes
2 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

62.4%
10% below average
Rank 552 of 649
Participation
80.5%
8% above average
Rank 187 of 649
368
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,913
2,376 eligible divisions
188
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
915
47.8% of votes cast
180
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
998
52.2% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

121
+36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 650
Appearances
78
-6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 284 of 650
180
+33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 162 of 650
Contributions
112
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£195,694
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£195,694
13% below average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8% above average
14
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 registered categories
1
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
#3
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Energy
15 of 20 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Tax
80 of 112 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API