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John Whitby vs Chris Elmore

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 Chris Elmore
Chris Elmore
Lab Bridgend

Voting alignment

John Whitby and Chris Elmore voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 379 shared comparable votes.

379 same votes 0 different votes 379 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
40 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
40 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
40 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 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
77.9%
5% above average
Rank 247 of 649
524
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,812
2,325 eligible divisions
266
50.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
995
54.9% of votes cast
258
49.2% of votes cast
No votes
817
45.1% 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
10 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2016

Debates

62
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 360 of 649
Appearances
41
-42.7 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 649
76
-69.9 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 649
Contributions
239
+93.1 vs Commons average
Rank 100 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
£2,290,713
all imported IPSA years
£191,904
15% below average
Latest expenses
£343,439
52% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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

Defence
34 of 34 votes
#1
Housing
58 of 62 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 165 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Defence
64 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
NHS / Health
48 of 55 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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