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Jo White vs Sir John Whittingdale

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

Photograph of Jo White
Jo White
Lab Bassetlaw
vs
Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Jo White and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 303 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 299 different votes 303 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
13 Aye 5 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
37 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
36 Aye 37 No
22 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
36 Aye 37 No
22 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
16 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
4 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

81.9 %
9 % above average
Rank 160 of 649
Participation
80.5 %
8 % above average
Rank 192 of 649
471
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,901
2,361 eligible divisions
228
48.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
908
47.8 % of votes cast
243
51.6 % of votes cast
No votes
993
52.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

53
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 400 of 650
Appearances
74
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650
65
-73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 438 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

£174,166
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£174,166
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8 % above average
6
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#3
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Education
46 of 50 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
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