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John Whitby vs Ed Miliband

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 Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband
Lab Doncaster North

Voting alignment

John Whitby and Ed Miliband voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 162 shared comparable votes.

162 same votes 0 different votes 162 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
22 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 1 No
Education 100% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 1 No
Education 100% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

87.2%
15% above average
Rank 54 of 650
Participation
54.8%
18% below average
Rank 608 of 650
524
601 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,307
2,387 eligible divisions
266
50.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
724
55.4% of votes cast
258
49.2% of votes cast
No votes
583
44.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

62
-23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 650
Appearances
54
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 429 of 650
76
-73.1 vs Commons average
Rank 431 of 650
Contributions
637
+487.9 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£191,904
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,453,042
all imported IPSA years
£191,904
15% below average
Latest expenses
£221,136
2% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
171 of 211 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Migration
129 of 171 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 49 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Energy
45 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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