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Dr Al Pinkerton vs Sir John Whittingdale
A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.
Voting alignment
Dr Al Pinkerton and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 86% of the time, based on 234 shared comparable votes.
202 same votes
32 different votes
234 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
Most different by topic
Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.
Voting record
68.5 %
4 % below average
Participation
80.5 %
8 % above average
394
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,901
2,361 eligible divisions
203
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
908
47.8 % of votes cast
191
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
993
52.2 % of votes cast
11
2.8 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Debates
167
+89.1 vs Commons average
Appearances
74
-3.9 vs Commons average
196
+57.7 vs Commons average
Contributions
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.
Financials and interests
£189,783
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£189,783
16 % below average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8 % above average
4
2 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
Recent voting overlap
Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
11 Feb 2026
No
Aye
No
Where they voted the same
Member source
UK Parliament Members API
Voting source
Commons Votes API