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John Whitby vs Jess Phillips

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 Jess Phillips
Jess Phillips
Lab Birmingham Yardley

Voting alignment

John Whitby and Jess Phillips voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 344 shared comparable votes.

344 same votes 0 different votes 344 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
25 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
25 Aye 31 No
22 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
3 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
3 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
25 Aye 31 No
22 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
3 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
3 Aye 17 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
69.2%
3% below average
Rank 444 of 649
524
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,645
2,376 eligible divisions
266
50.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
57.3% of votes cast
258
49.2% of votes cast
No votes
702
42.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

62
-21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 360 of 650
Appearances
56
-27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 411 of 650
76
-69.7 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 650
Contributions
223
+77.3 vs Commons average
Rank 114 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
£2,246,747
all imported IPSA years
£191,904
15% below average
Latest expenses
£267,662
18% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
10
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
178 of 211 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Trade
74 of 91 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
56 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Defence
56 of 71 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
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API