The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Tuesday 1 September 2026.

Compare

John Whitby vs Alex Burghart

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
Photograph of Alex Burghart
Alex Burghart
Con Brentwood and Ongar

Voting alignment

John Whitby and Alex Burghart voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 356 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 353 different votes 356 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
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
24 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 43 shared votes
18 Aye 25 No
38 Aye 32 No
Tax 1% aligned 70 shared votes
31 Aye 39 No
13 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 3 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
3 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 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
85.3 %
13 % above average
Rank 91 of 649
510
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,796
2,106 eligible divisions
262
51.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
865
48.2 % of votes cast
248
48.6 % of votes cast
No votes
931
51.8 % 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
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

61
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 650
Appearances
76
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 650
75
-63.3 vs Commons average
Rank 404 of 650
Contributions
132
-6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 211 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
£1,112,100
all imported IPSA years
£189,571
16 % below average
Latest expenses
£203,620
10 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
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

Defence
34 of 34 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 188 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Trade
83 of 87 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Migration
154 of 163 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 40 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 63 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Motion to sit in private 7 Mar 2025
Tax
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API