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John Whitby vs Samantha Niblett

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
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Photograph of Samantha Niblett
Samantha Niblett
Lab South Derbyshire

Voting alignment

John Whitby and Samantha Niblett 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
51 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
51 Aye 39 No
31 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
31 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
28 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
51 Aye 39 No
31 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
31 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
28 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 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
81.7%
9% above average
Rank 167 of 649
524
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
482
590 eligible divisions
266
50.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
236
49.0% of votes cast
258
49.2% of votes cast
No votes
246
51.0% 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
80
-2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 649
76
-67.5 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 649
Contributions
86
-57.5 vs Commons average
Rank 377 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
£212,260
all imported IPSA years
£191,904
15% below average
Latest expenses
£212,260
6% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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

Defence
34 of 34 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Education
48 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Migration
12 of 13 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
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: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 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
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