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John Whitby vs Jake Richards

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 Jake Richards
Jake Richards
Lab Rother Valley

Voting alignment

John Whitby and Jake Richards voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 350 shared comparable votes.

350 same votes 0 different votes 350 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
37 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
37 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
37 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 32 of 649
Participation
72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 378 of 649
510
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
414
575 eligible divisions
262
51.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
217
52.4 % of votes cast
248
48.6 % of votes cast
No votes
197
47.6 % 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
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

62
-15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 339 of 649
Appearances
61
-16.6 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649
77
-60.5 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 649
Contributions
204
+66.5 vs Commons average
Rank 116 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
£187,382
all imported IPSA years
£189,571
16 % below average
Latest expenses
£187,382
17 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
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
31 of 31 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
31 of 34 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Education
44 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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