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Martin Vickers vs Sir John Whittingdale

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

Photograph of Martin Vickers
Martin Vickers
Con Brigg and Immingham
vs
Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Martin Vickers and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,741 shared comparable votes.

1,731 same votes 10 different votes 1,741 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
90 Aye 138 No
Tax 100% aligned 228 shared votes
90 Aye 138 No
108 Aye 43 No
Migration 100% aligned 151 shared votes
108 Aye 43 No
39 Aye 40 No
Trade 100% aligned 79 shared votes
39 Aye 40 No
34 Aye 29 No
Transport 100% aligned 63 shared votes
34 Aye 29 No
29 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 56 shared votes
29 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 20 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 54 No
Education 99% aligned 73 shared votes
20 Aye 53 No
72 Aye 127 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 199 shared votes
70 Aye 129 No
85 Aye 76 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 161 shared votes
84 Aye 77 No
90 Aye 138 No
Tax 100% aligned 228 shared votes
90 Aye 138 No

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

Voting record

85.3 %
12 % above average
Rank 105 of 648
Participation
80.8 %
8 % above average
Rank 201 of 648
1,973
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,868
2,312 eligible divisions
933
47.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
884
47.3 % of votes cast
1,040
52.7 % of votes cast
No votes
984
52.7 % of votes cast
26
1.3 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
16 years, 0 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
34 years, 1 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

102
+41.6 vs Commons average
Rank 77 of 648
Appearances
61
+0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 648
100
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 648
Contributions
77
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,256,309
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£210,269
7 % below average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8 % above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
9
6 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
205 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Trade
84 of 88 votes
#2
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 75 votes
#3
Trade
80 of 88 votes
Migration
159 of 169 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 65 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#5
Defence
49 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
No
Aye rebel
Public Order Bill: Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 5 7 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 27 Apr 2021
Aye
Aye rebel
New Clause 1: Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [Lords] Committee Stage 17 Jun 2020
No
Aye rebel
Amendment (d) to Proceedings on the pandemic (No. 2) 2 Jun 2020
No
No rebel
Mr Fysh's motion O (Contingent preferential arrangements) 27 Mar 2019
Aye
No rebel
Draft Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education and Health Education (England) Regulations 2019 27 Mar 2019
Education
Aye
Aye
Section 13(1)(b) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act main motion 12 Mar 2019
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye rebel
European Union (Withdrawal) Act Amdt (f) - Baron 15 Jan 2019
Brexit / EU
No
No rebel
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill: Third Reading 24 Oct 2018
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API