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John Whitby vs Lee Barron

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 Lee Barron
Lee Barron
Lab Corby and East Northamptonshire

Voting alignment

John Whitby and Lee Barron voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 417 shared comparable votes.

410 same votes 7 different votes 417 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
56 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
56 Aye 35 No
19 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
19 Aye 25 No
23 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
23 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 71% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
56 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
56 Aye 35 No
19 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
19 Aye 25 No
23 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
23 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

86.4%
14% above average
Rank 64 of 650
Participation
76.0%
4% above average
Rank 286 of 650
547
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
481
633 eligible divisions
281
51.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
226
47.0% of votes cast
266
48.6% of votes cast
No votes
255
53.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.5% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

72
-24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 363 of 650
Appearances
48
-48.1 vs Commons average
Rank 503 of 650
86
-81.2 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 650
Contributions
55
-112.2 vs Commons average
Rank 524 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
£218,179
all imported IPSA years
£191,904
15% below average
Latest expenses
£218,179
4% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Tax
103 of 122 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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