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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
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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 1,428 shared comparable votes.

52 same votes 1,376 different votes 1,428 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
34 Aye 34 No
Trade 0% aligned 68 shared votes
34 Aye 34 No
26 Aye 34 No
Transport 0% aligned 60 shared votes
34 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 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

73.0 %
same as average
Rank 359 of 649
Participation
80.5 %
8 % above average
Rank 192 of 649
1,723
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,901
2,361 eligible divisions
953
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
908
47.8 % of votes cast
770
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
993
52.2 % of votes cast
29
1.7 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

50
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 650
Appearances
74
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650
69
-69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
Contributions
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 650

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
10
6 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

Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#3
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Migration
144 of 171 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Trade
76 of 91 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
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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