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Jake Richards vs John Whitby

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

Photograph of Jake Richards
Jake Richards
Lab Rother Valley
vs
Photograph of John Whitby
John Whitby
Lab Derbyshire Dales

Voting alignment

Jake Richards and John Whitby voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 349 shared comparable votes.

349 same votes 0 different votes 349 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
37 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
37 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
18 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
37 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
18 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

72.8 %
same as average
Rank 364 of 650
Participation
89.5 %
17 % above average
Rank 25 of 650
410
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
504
563 eligible divisions
213
52.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
260
51.6 % of votes cast
197
48.0 % of votes cast
No votes
244
48.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

60
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 650
Appearances
62
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 650
203
+77.2 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
Contributions
77
-48.8 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£187,382
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£189,571
all imported IPSA years
£187,382
17 % below average
Latest expenses
£189,571
16 % below average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
33 of 33 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Defence
30 of 33 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Education
43 of 49 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API