Compare

Peter Fortune vs Sir John Whittingdale

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

Photograph of Peter Fortune
Peter Fortune
Con Bromley and Biggin Hill
vs
Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Peter Fortune and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 311 shared comparable votes.

310 same votes 1 different votes 311 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
29 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
29 Aye 35 No
10 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
10 Aye 25 No
17 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
7 Aye 24 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 80% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
29 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
29 Aye 35 No
10 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
10 Aye 25 No
17 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
7 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

72.2%
same as average
Rank 375 of 649
Participation
80.5%
8% above average
Rank 187 of 649
426
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,913
2,376 eligible divisions
188
44.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
915
47.8% of votes cast
238
55.9% of votes cast
No votes
998
52.2% of votes cast
2
0.5% 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

123
+39.4 vs Commons average
Rank 109 of 650
Appearances
78
-5.6 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650
148
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 209 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

£180,830
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£180,830
20% below average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8% above average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#3
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Crime / Justice
50 of 62 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 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: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
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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