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Justin Madders vs Sir John Whittingdale

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

Photograph of Justin Madders
Justin Madders
Lab Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
vs
Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Justin Madders and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,537 shared comparable votes.

65 same votes 1,472 different votes 1,537 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
103 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 168 shared votes
62 Aye 106 No
27 Aye 16 No
Energy 5% aligned 43 shared votes
18 Aye 25 No
32 Aye 17 No
Benefits 4% aligned 49 shared votes
15 Aye 34 No
71 Aye 77 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 148 shared votes
76 Aye 72 No
50 Aye 17 No
Education 3% aligned 67 shared votes
19 Aye 48 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 34 No
Trade 0% aligned 68 shared votes
34 Aye 34 No
28 Aye 31 No
Transport 0% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
27 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 27 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
25 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 41 shared votes
16 Aye 25 No

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

Voting record

81.4 %
8 % above average
Rank 181 of 648
Participation
80.8 %
8 % above average
Rank 201 of 648
1,882
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,868
2,312 eligible divisions
1,048
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
884
47.3 % of votes cast
834
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
984
52.7 % of votes cast
15
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
34 years, 1 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

57
-3.4 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 648
Appearances
61
+0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 648
105
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 648
Contributions
77
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,078,779
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£299,970
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
6 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

Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
#2
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#3
Trade
80 of 88 votes
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 65 votes
Migration
150 of 169 votes
#5
Defence
49 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
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