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John Whitby vs Catherine Fookes

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


Voting alignment

John Whitby and Catherine Fookes voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 435 shared comparable votes.

435 same votes 0 different votes 435 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
44 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
44 Aye 29 No
30 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
29 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
29 Aye 7 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
23 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
44 Aye 29 No
30 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
29 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
29 Aye 7 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
23 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

88.8%
16% above average
Rank 28 of 649
Participation
80.0%
7% above average
Rank 196 of 649
524
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
472
590 eligible divisions
266
50.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
241
51.1% of votes cast
258
49.2% of votes cast
No votes
231
48.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

62
-20.3 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 649
Appearances
78
-4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 649
76
-67.5 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 649
Contributions
108
-35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£191,904
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,272
all imported IPSA years
£191,904
15% below average
Latest expenses
£211,272
7% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API