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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 372 shared comparable votes.

372 same votes 0 different votes 372 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

88.9 %
16 % above average
Rank 31 of 649
Participation
78.3 %
6 % above average
Rank 240 of 649
505
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,803
2,303 eligible divisions
261
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
992
55.0 % of votes cast
244
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
811
45.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
10 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2016

Debates

61
-14.2 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 649
Appearances
38
-37.2 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 649
76
-57.4 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 649
Contributions
226
+92.6 vs Commons average
Rank 90 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£189,571
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,290,713
all imported IPSA years
£189,571
16 % 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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Housing
58 of 61 votes
Defence
34 of 34 votes
#2
Migration
149 of 163 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Defence
64 of 71 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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