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Ian Sollom vs Sir John Whittingdale

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


Voting alignment

Ian Sollom and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 267 shared comparable votes.

215 same votes 52 different votes 267 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
25 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
25 Aye 33 No
4 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
8 Aye 20 No
Education 96% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
2 Aye 10 No
Housing 92% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 1 No
Energy 60% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 11 No
Benefits 67% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 2 No
Foreign Affairs 75% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
18 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 76% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

72.7%
same as average
Rank 359 of 650
Participation
80.4%
8% above average
Rank 186 of 650
451
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,935
2,406 eligible divisions
239
53.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
927
47.9% of votes cast
212
47.0% of votes cast
No votes
1,008
52.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% 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

105
+11.1 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 650
Appearances
86
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 284 of 650
120
-43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 650
Contributions
121
-42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 324 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£208,212
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£208,212
8% below average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
9
5 registered categories
0
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

#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 212 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
#3
Trade
85 of 94 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#4
Education
43 of 50 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API