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John Whitby vs Lewis Atkinson

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 Lewis Atkinson
Lewis Atkinson
Lab Sunderland Central

Voting alignment

John Whitby and Lewis Atkinson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 435 shared comparable votes.

435 same votes 0 different votes 435 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
44 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
44 Aye 33 No
30 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
28 Aye 7 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
44 Aye 33 No
30 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
28 Aye 7 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

89.1 %
16 % above average
Rank 38 of 647
Participation
90.1 %
17 % above average
Rank 27 of 647
475
533 eligible divisions
Total votes
480
533 eligible divisions
250
52.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
245
51.0 % of votes cast
225
47.4 % of votes cast
No votes
235
49.0 % 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

45
-17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 380 of 647
Appearances
60
-2.7 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 647
56
-56.7 vs Commons average
Rank 431 of 647
Contributions
86
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£189,571
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£220,533
all imported IPSA years
£189,571
16 % below average
Latest expenses
£220,533
2 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Defence
22 of 22 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 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 Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API