Compare

Jon Pearce vs Sir John Whittingdale

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

Photograph of Jon Pearce
Jon Pearce
Lab High Peak
vs
Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Jon Pearce and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 264 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 260 different votes 264 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
13 Aye 6 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
26 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
34 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
34 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

78.7 %
6 % above average
Rank 232 of 650
Participation
80.7 %
8 % above average
Rank 190 of 650
444
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,896
2,350 eligible divisions
228
51.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
905
47.7 % of votes cast
216
48.6 % of votes cast
No votes
991
52.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 2 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

16
-55.9 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 650
Appearances
74
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 650
16
-111.6 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 650
Contributions
105
-22.6 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£186,611
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£186,611
17 % below average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8 % above average
10
4 registered categories
Registered interests
10
6 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

Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
80 of 89 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 37 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API