Compare

Lisa Nandy vs Sir John Whittingdale

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

Photograph of Lisa Nandy
Lisa Nandy
Lab Wigan
vs
Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Lisa Nandy and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,025 shared comparable votes.

42 same votes 983 different votes 1,025 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
19 Aye 9 No
Benefits 7% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 7% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
98 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 158 shared votes
60 Aye 98 No
15 Aye 9 No
Energy 4% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 23 No
Trade 0% aligned 53 shared votes
23 Aye 30 No
23 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 35 shared votes
12 Aye 23 No
16 Aye 19 No
Transport 0% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

51.0%
22% below average
Rank 620 of 649
Participation
80.5%
8% above average
Rank 187 of 649
1,211
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,913
2,376 eligible divisions
725
59.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
915
47.8% of votes cast
486
40.1% of votes cast
No votes
998
52.2% of votes cast
3
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

65
-18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 650
Appearances
78
-5.6 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650
531
+385.3 vs Commons average
Rank 19 of 650
Contributions
112
-33.7 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,770,534
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£234,365
4% above average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
9
5 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

Brexit / EU
163 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
48 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Trade
58 of 91 votes
#3
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Defence
42 of 71 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Devolution / Local Government
36 of 66 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
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
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
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
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Holocaust Memorial Bill: Instruction (Amendment a) 28 Jun 2023
No
No
Public Order Bill: Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 5 7 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
No
No
Motion to sit in private 16 Jan 2023
Tax
No
Aye
Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill: Third Reading 10 Jan 2022
Energy
Aye
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