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Mark Garnier vs Sir John Whittingdale

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

Photograph of Mark Garnier
Mark Garnier
Con Wyre Forest
vs
Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Mark Garnier and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,758 shared comparable votes.

1,734 same votes 24 different votes 1,758 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
94 Aye 133 No
Tax 100% aligned 227 shared votes
94 Aye 133 No
80 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 152 shared votes
80 Aye 72 No
107 Aye 39 No
Migration 100% aligned 146 shared votes
107 Aye 39 No
39 Aye 44 No
Trade 100% aligned 83 shared votes
39 Aye 44 No
20 Aye 54 No
Education 100% aligned 74 shared votes
20 Aye 54 No
Most different by topic
79 Aye 123 No
Brexit / EU 95% aligned 202 shared votes
74 Aye 128 No
22 Aye 32 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 54 shared votes
20 Aye 34 No
15 Aye 19 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
94 Aye 133 No
Tax 100% aligned 227 shared votes
94 Aye 133 No
80 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 152 shared votes
80 Aye 72 No

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

Voting record

83.6%
11% above average
Rank 121 of 650
Participation
80.4%
8% above average
Rank 190 of 650
1,995
2,387 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,919
2,387 eligible divisions
974
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
917
47.8% of votes cast
1,021
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
1,002
52.2% of votes cast
25
1.3% 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

79
-6.2 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
Appearances
78
-7.2 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
126
-22.4 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 650
Contributions
112
-36.4 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,564,250
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£260,744
15% above average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8% above average
22
7 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 registered categories
4
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
210 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Trade
89 of 94 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 70 votes
#3
Trade
85 of 94 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye rebel
Health and Care Bill: Government Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 92 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
No
No rebel
Proceedings during the pandemic (No. 2) 2 Jun 2020
Aye
Aye rebel
Amendment (d) to Proceedings on the pandemic (No. 2) 2 Jun 2020
No
Aye
That this House agrees with Lords Amendments 2 to 18 to the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill 18 Jul 2019
Foreign Affairs
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
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