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John Whitby vs Mr James Frith

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
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Mr James Frith
Lab Bury North

Voting alignment

John Whitby and Mr James Frith voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 413 shared comparable votes.

402 same votes 11 different votes 413 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
49 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
49 Aye 27 No
15 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
15 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
25 Aye 7 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
49 Aye 27 No
15 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
15 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
25 Aye 7 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

86.5%
14% above average
Rank 64 of 650
Participation
75.3%
3% above average
Rank 301 of 650
550
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
479
636 eligible divisions
282
51.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
237
49.5% of votes cast
268
48.7% of votes cast
No votes
242
50.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.3% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

73
-24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 650
Appearances
49
-48.0 vs Commons average
Rank 501 of 650
86
-83.2 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 650
Contributions
105
-64.2 vs Commons average
Rank 381 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
£817,882
all imported IPSA years
£191,904
15% below average
Latest expenses
£210,945
7% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Benefits
32 of 32 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Education
46 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
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