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Liz Twist vs Sir John Whittingdale

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

Photograph of Liz Twist
Liz Twist
Lab Blaydon and Consett
vs
Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Liz Twist and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,259 shared comparable votes.

55 same votes 1,204 different votes 1,259 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
7 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 6% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 5% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
26 Aye 17 No
Benefits 5% aligned 43 shared votes
15 Aye 28 No
51 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 117 shared votes
65 Aye 52 No
13 Aye 14 No
Energy 4% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
91 Aye 66 No
Tax 0% aligned 157 shared votes
66 Aye 91 No
34 Aye 27 No
Trade 0% aligned 61 shared votes
27 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 No
27 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 45 shared votes
18 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 44 shared votes
19 Aye 25 No

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

Voting record

84.5 %
12 % above average
Rank 107 of 649
Participation
80.5 %
8 % above average
Rank 192 of 649
1,780
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,901
2,361 eligible divisions
972
54.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
908
47.8 % of votes cast
808
45.4 % of votes cast
No votes
993
52.2 % of votes cast
14
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

101
+23.1 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 650
Appearances
74
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 650
Contributions
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,878,627
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£305,039
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
6 registered categories
2
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

Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Housing
51 of 54 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 46 votes
#3
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 73 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Migration
149 of 163 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
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
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
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