Compare

Jacob Collier vs Sir John Whittingdale

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

Photograph of Jacob Collier
Jacob Collier
Lab Burton and Uttoxeter
vs
Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Jacob Collier and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 271 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 266 different votes 271 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
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
36 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
37 Aye 36 No
19 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
4 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
37 Aye 36 No
19 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
4 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

80.9 %
8 % above average
Rank 186 of 650
Participation
80.7 %
8 % above average
Rank 190 of 650
456
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,896
2,350 eligible divisions
231
50.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
905
47.7 % of votes cast
225
49.3 % of votes cast
No votes
991
52.3 % of votes cast
3
0.7 % 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

69
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 650
Appearances
74
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 650
87
-40.6 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 650
Contributions
105
-22.6 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£212,296
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£212,296
6 % below average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8 % above average
5
2 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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
156 of 169 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
80 of 89 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API