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Kirith Entwistle vs Sir John Whittingdale

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

Photograph of Kirith Entwistle
Kirith Entwistle
Lab Bolton North East
vs
Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Kirith Entwistle and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 246 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 240 different votes 246 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
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
16 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
34 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
34 Aye 34 No
17 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
1 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
34 Aye 34 No
17 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
1 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

76.1 %
3 % above average
Rank 287 of 649
Participation
80.5 %
8 % above average
Rank 189 of 649
432
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,896
2,354 eligible divisions
212
49.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
905
47.7 % of votes cast
220
50.9 % of votes cast
No votes
991
52.3 % of votes cast
2
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 3 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

24
-49.4 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 649
Appearances
73
-0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 649
32
-98.3 vs Commons average
Rank 552 of 649
Contributions
104
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£225,224
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£225,224
same as average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8 % above average
2
2 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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Crime / Justice
60 of 62 votes
#3
Trade
80 of 89 votes
Migration
10 of 11 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Tax
99 of 111 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API