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John Whitby vs Mark Sewards

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

John Whitby and Mark Sewards voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 417 shared comparable votes.

417 same votes 0 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
42 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
42 Aye 39 No
24 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 4 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
21 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
42 Aye 39 No
24 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 4 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
21 Aye 4 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
78.0%
5% above average
Rank 243 of 649
524
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
460
590 eligible divisions
266
50.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
214
46.5% of votes cast
258
49.2% of votes cast
No votes
246
53.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

62
-20.3 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 649
Appearances
164
+81.7 vs Commons average
Rank 45 of 649
76
-67.5 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 649
Contributions
175
+31.5 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£191,904
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£200,003
all imported IPSA years
£191,904
15% below average
Latest expenses
£200,003
12% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API