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John Whitby vs Jayne Kirkham

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 Jayne Kirkham
Jayne Kirkham
Lab Truro and Falmouth

Voting alignment

John Whitby and Jayne Kirkham voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 421 shared comparable votes.

421 same votes 0 different votes 421 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
45 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
45 Aye 34 No
29 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
27 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
45 Aye 34 No
29 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
27 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

89.4 %
17 % above average
Rank 28 of 650
Participation
82.3 %
10 % above average
Rank 157 of 650
499
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
459
558 eligible divisions
258
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
233
50.8 % of votes cast
241
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
226
49.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

61
-8.8 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 650
Appearances
157
+87.2 vs Commons average
Rank 26 of 650
75
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 370 of 650
Contributions
188
+64.1 vs Commons average
Rank 108 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£189,571
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£143,536
all imported IPSA years
£189,571
16 % below average
Latest expenses
£143,536
37 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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
Defence
33 of 33 votes
Defence
33 of 33 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Benefits
29 of 30 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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Voting source Commons Votes API