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Mark Sewards vs Sir John Whittingdale
A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.
Voting alignment
Mark Sewards and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 257 shared comparable votes.
5 same votes
252 different votes
257 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
Most different by topic
Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.
Voting record
77.2 %
5 % above average
Participation
80.6 %
8 % above average
436
565 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,896
2,351 eligible divisions
204
46.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
905
47.7 % of votes cast
232
53.2 % of votes cast
No votes
991
52.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % 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
139
+66.5 vs Commons average
Appearances
74
+1.5 vs Commons average
150
+21.3 vs Commons average
Contributions
105
-23.7 vs Commons average
Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.
Financials and interests
£200,003
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£200,003
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8 % above average
8
3 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
Recent voting overlap
Where they voted differently
Aye
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026
1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
No
Where they voted the same
Member source
UK Parliament Members API
Voting source
Commons Votes API