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Helen Maguire vs Sir John Whittingdale

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

Photograph of Helen Maguire
Helen Maguire
LD Epsom and Ewell
vs
Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Helen Maguire and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 84% of the time, based on 208 shared comparable votes.

175 same votes 33 different votes 208 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
24 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
24 Aye 32 No
3 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
3 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 20 No
Education 96% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
4 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 88% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 83% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 1 No
Energy 60% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 9 No
Benefits 73% aligned 11 shared votes
1 Aye 10 No
2 Aye 2 No
Housing 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

63.2 %
9 % below average
Rank 539 of 650
Participation
80.7 %
8 % above average
Rank 190 of 650
356
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,896
2,349 eligible divisions
184
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
905
47.7 % of votes cast
172
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
991
52.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % 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

153
+82.1 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 650
Appearances
74
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 650
178
+52.2 vs Commons average
Rank 126 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

£217,983
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£217,983
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8 % above average
18
7 registered categories
Registered interests
10
6 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

Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Trade
5 of 5 votes
#2
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Education
42 of 49 votes
#3
Trade
80 of 89 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival 15 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API