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Imran Hussain vs Sir John Whittingdale

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

Photograph of Imran Hussain
Imran Hussain
Lab Bradford East
vs
Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Imran Hussain and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,410 shared comparable votes.

52 same votes 1,358 different votes 1,410 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
38 Aye 13 No
Education 6% aligned 51 shared votes
10 Aye 41 No
107 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 172 shared votes
63 Aye 109 No
16 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
66 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 138 shared votes
72 Aye 66 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 34 No
Trade 0% aligned 66 shared votes
34 Aye 32 No
25 Aye 30 No
Transport 0% aligned 55 shared votes
30 Aye 25 No
26 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 No
30 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 48 shared votes
18 Aye 30 No
26 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 47 shared votes
21 Aye 26 No

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

Voting record

73.3 %
same as average
Rank 361 of 648
Participation
80.8 %
8 % above average
Rank 201 of 648
1,694
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,868
2,312 eligible divisions
942
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
884
47.3 % of votes cast
752
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
984
52.7 % of votes cast
26
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
34 years, 1 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

46
-14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 648
Appearances
61
+0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 648
56
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 648
Contributions
77
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,184,798
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£312,619
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
6 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Defence
54 of 59 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 75 votes
#2
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
80 of 88 votes
Migration
143 of 169 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 65 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#5
Defence
49 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
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