Compare

Sarah Bool vs Sir John Whittingdale

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

Photograph of Sarah Bool
Sarah Bool
Con South Northamptonshire
vs
Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Sarah Bool and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 296 shared comparable votes.

296 same votes 0 different votes 296 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
36 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
36 Aye 37 No
18 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
7 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
36 Aye 37 No
18 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
7 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

70.8%
2% below average
Rank 409 of 649
Participation
80.5%
8% above average
Rank 187 of 649
418
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,913
2,376 eligible divisions
177
42.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
915
47.8% of votes cast
241
57.7% of votes cast
No votes
998
52.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% 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

96
+12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 650
Appearances
78
-5.6 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650
112
-33.7 vs Commons average
Rank 300 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

£188,791
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£188,791
17% below average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8% above average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 registered categories
1
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
35 of 39 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Tax
98 of 112 votes
#3
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Crime / Justice
53 of 62 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
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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API