Compare

Nick Timothy vs Sir John Whittingdale

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

Photograph of Nick Timothy
Nick Timothy
Con West Suffolk
vs
Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Nick Timothy and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 277 shared comparable votes.

277 same votes 0 different votes 277 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
31 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
31 Aye 32 No
7 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
7 Aye 24 No
6 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
31 Aye 32 No
7 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
7 Aye 24 No
6 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

69.2%
3% below average
Rank 446 of 649
Participation
80.5%
8% above average
Rank 187 of 649
408
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,913
2,376 eligible divisions
196
48.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
915
47.8% of votes cast
212
52.0% of votes cast
No votes
998
52.2% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

84
+0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 650
Appearances
78
-5.6 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650
122
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650
Contributions
112
-33.7 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£199,214
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£199,214
12% below average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8% above average
22
5 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 registered categories
2
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

Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#3
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Environment / Climate
7 of 9 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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