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Louise Sandher-Jones vs Sir John Whittingdale

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

Photograph of Louise Sandher-Jones
Louise Sandher-Jones
Lab North East Derbyshire
vs
Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Louise Sandher-Jones and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 252 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 249 different votes 252 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
8 Aye 5 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
32 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
33 Aye 32 No
16 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
33 Aye 32 No
16 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
3 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

74.1%
2% above average
Rank 327 of 649
Participation
80.5%
9% above average
Rank 188 of 649
431
582 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,906
2,368 eligible divisions
216
50.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
911
47.8% of votes cast
215
49.9% of votes cast
No votes
995
52.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

59
-21.0 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 649
Appearances
74
-6.0 vs Commons average
Rank 290 of 649
195
+55.6 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 649
Contributions
105
-34.4 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£179,498
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£179,498
21% below average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8% above average
1
1 registered category
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Trade
82 of 91 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Energy
18 of 20 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
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