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Linsey Farnsworth vs Sir John Whittingdale

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


Voting alignment

Linsey Farnsworth and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 314 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 308 different votes 314 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 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 5 No
Benefits 6% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
34 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
33 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
10 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
33 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
10 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
4 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

87.5%
15% above average
Rank 54 of 649
Participation
80.5%
8% above average
Rank 187 of 649
516
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,913
2,376 eligible divisions
265
51.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
915
47.8% of votes cast
251
48.6% of votes cast
No votes
998
52.2% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

77
-4.8 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 649
Appearances
77
-4.8 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 649
134
-8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 649
Contributions
111
-31.5 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£216,552
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£216,552
4% below average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
6 registered categories
1
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

Housing
32 of 32 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API