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John Whitby vs Steve Race

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 Steve Race
Steve Race
Lab Exeter

Voting alignment

John Whitby and Steve Race voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 479 shared comparable votes.

479 same votes 0 different votes 479 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
45 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
45 Aye 33 No
32 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
32 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
28 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
28 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
45 Aye 33 No
32 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
32 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
28 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
28 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

86.3%
14% above average
Rank 67 of 650
Participation
85.2%
13% above average
Rank 86 of 650
541
627 eligible divisions
Total votes
534
627 eligible divisions
278
51.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
281
52.6% of votes cast
263
48.6% of votes cast
No votes
253
47.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

63
-30.6 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 650
Appearances
106
+12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 650
77
-85.9 vs Commons average
Rank 453 of 650
Contributions
122
-40.9 vs Commons average
Rank 317 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
£194,803
all imported IPSA years
£191,904
15% below average
Latest expenses
£194,803
14% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 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 Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API