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Mrs Kemi Badenoch vs Sir John Whittingdale

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

Photograph of Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Con North West Essex
vs
Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Mrs Kemi Badenoch and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,272 shared comparable votes.

1,266 same votes 6 different votes 1,272 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
59 Aye 102 No
Tax 100% aligned 161 shared votes
59 Aye 102 No
88 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 128 shared votes
88 Aye 40 No
59 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
59 Aye 49 No
32 Aye 36 No
Trade 100% aligned 68 shared votes
32 Aye 36 No
30 Aye 25 No
Transport 100% aligned 55 shared votes
30 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
61 Aye 103 No
Brexit / EU 96% aligned 164 shared votes
57 Aye 107 No
59 Aye 102 No
Tax 100% aligned 161 shared votes
59 Aye 102 No
88 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 128 shared votes
88 Aye 40 No
59 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
59 Aye 49 No
32 Aye 36 No
Trade 100% aligned 68 shared votes
32 Aye 36 No

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

Voting record

67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 482 of 649
Participation
80.5 %
8 % above average
Rank 192 of 649
1,410
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,901
2,361 eligible divisions
699
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
908
47.8 % of votes cast
711
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
993
52.2 % of votes cast
3
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

61
-17.0 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 649
Appearances
74
-4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 649
249
+110.5 vs Commons average
Rank 79 of 649
Contributions
106
-32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,740,878
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£278,687
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8 % above average
19
5 registered categories
Registered interests
10
6 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
167 of 188 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Trade
73 of 87 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Migration
134 of 163 votes
#3
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Energy
45 of 59 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Amendment 19 to the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill 4 Sep 2019
Brexit / EU
No
Aye
European Union (Withdrawal) (No.5) Bill Committee Gov Amdt 22 3 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
No rebel
No
European Union (Withdrawal) (No.5) Bill Committee NC4 - Cash 3 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Exit Day) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 27 Mar 2019
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
Section 13(1)(b) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act main motion 12 Mar 2019
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Withdrawal) Act main Motion (Prime Minister) 15 Jan 2019
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API