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John Whitby vs Alan Mak

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

Photograph of John Whitby
John Whitby
Lab Derbyshire Dales
vs
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Alan Mak
Con Havant

Voting alignment

John Whitby and Alan Mak voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 377 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 373 different votes 377 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
28 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 52 shared votes
23 Aye 29 No
12 Aye 15 No
Defence 4% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
49 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
36 Aye 49 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
6 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
36 Aye 49 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
6 Aye 25 No
18 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 4 No
Benefits 0% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 32 of 649
Participation
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 87 of 649
510
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,017
2,361 eligible divisions
262
51.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
955
47.3 % of votes cast
248
48.6 % of votes cast
No votes
1,062
52.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

61
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 650
Appearances
18
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 650
75
-63.3 vs Commons average
Rank 404 of 650
Contributions
21
-117.3 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£189,571
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,951,902
all imported IPSA years
£189,571
16 % below average
Latest expenses
£292,278
29 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
28
7 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
34 of 34 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Trade
84 of 91 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
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
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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