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Naz Shah vs Sir John Whittingdale

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

Photograph of Naz Shah
Naz Shah
Lab Bradford West
vs
Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Naz Shah and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,270 shared comparable votes.

48 same votes 1,222 different votes 1,270 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
107 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 165 shared votes
56 Aye 109 No
18 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 4% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
56 Aye 78 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 134 shared votes
77 Aye 57 No
17 Aye 14 No
Energy 3% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 27 No
Trade 0% aligned 61 shared votes
27 Aye 34 No
34 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 47 shared votes
13 Aye 34 No
23 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 40 shared votes
17 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 36 shared votes
15 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

65.3 %
7 % below average
Rank 511 of 649
Participation
80.5 %
8 % above average
Rank 192 of 649
1,541
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,901
2,361 eligible divisions
858
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
908
47.8 % of votes cast
683
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
993
52.2 % of votes cast
14
0.9 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

16
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 650
Appearances
74
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650
19
-119.3 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
Contributions
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,337,527
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£312,636
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8 % above average
9
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

Housing
56 of 66 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
82 of 91 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Brexit / EU
169 of 211 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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