Compare

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 1,293 shared comparable votes.

1,287 same votes 6 different votes 1,293 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
60 Aye 102 No
Tax 100% aligned 162 shared votes
60 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 39 No
Trade 100% aligned 71 shared votes
32 Aye 39 No
30 Aye 26 No
Transport 100% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
61 Aye 104 No
Brexit / EU 96% aligned 165 shared votes
57 Aye 108 No
60 Aye 102 No
Tax 100% aligned 162 shared votes
60 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 39 No
Trade 100% aligned 71 shared votes
32 Aye 39 No

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

Voting record

66.6%
6% below average
Rank 489 of 650
Participation
80.2%
8% above average
Rank 191 of 650
1,439
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,938
2,417 eligible divisions
710
49.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
929
47.9% of votes cast
729
50.7% of votes cast
No votes
1,009
52.1% of votes cast
3
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

75
-19.5 vs Commons average
Rank 339 of 650
Appearances
86
-8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
326
+161.4 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 650
Contributions
121
-43.6 vs Commons average
Rank 329 of 650

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
20
5 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
168 of 189 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 212 votes
Trade
76 of 90 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Migration
134 of 163 votes
#3
Trade
85 of 94 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 47 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 Sept 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
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API