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Lloyd Hatton vs Sir John Whittingdale

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

Photograph of Lloyd Hatton
Lloyd Hatton
Lab South Dorset
vs
Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Lloyd Hatton and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 295 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 289 different votes 295 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
12 Aye 6 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
37 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
37 Aye 37 No
25 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
9 Aye 25 No
17 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
37 Aye 37 No
25 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
9 Aye 25 No
17 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

84.2 %
11 % above average
Rank 116 of 650
Participation
80.7 %
8 % above average
Rank 190 of 650
474
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,896
2,349 eligible divisions
242
51.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
905
47.7 % of votes cast
232
48.9 % of votes cast
No votes
991
52.3 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 2 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

72
+1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 650
Appearances
74
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 650
106
-19.8 vs Commons average
Rank 250 of 650
Contributions
105
-20.8 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£180,392
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£180,392
20 % below average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8 % above average
0
0 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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Trade
80 of 89 votes
Education
47 of 49 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Tax
105 of 111 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 70 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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
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
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Jan 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
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Voting source Commons Votes API