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John Whitby vs Gregory Stafford

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 Gregory Stafford
Gregory Stafford
Con Farnham and Bordon

Voting alignment

John Whitby and Gregory Stafford voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 343 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 335 different votes 343 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
1 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 29% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 6 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
44 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
32 Aye 44 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
32 Aye 44 No
25 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
6 Aye 25 No
18 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 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
75.9%
3% above average
Rank 290 of 649
524
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
448
590 eligible divisions
266
50.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
208
46.4% of votes cast
258
49.2% of votes cast
No votes
240
53.6% 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
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 649
Appearances
145
+63.3 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 649
76
-66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 649
Contributions
290
+147.7 vs Commons average
Rank 58 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
£192,386
all imported IPSA years
£191,904
15% below average
Latest expenses
£192,386
15% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Tax
101 of 112 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Work / Employment
33 of 39 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Education
41 of 50 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Energy
16 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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