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Sarah Pochin vs Sir John Whittingdale

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


Voting alignment

Sarah Pochin and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 148 shared comparable votes.

142 same votes 6 different votes 148 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
0 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
0 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 6 No
Tax 100% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 5 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 4 No
Benefits 100% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 1 No
Transport 88% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 11 No
Housing 93% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 94% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
0 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
0 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 6 No
Tax 100% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

58.9%
14% below average
Rank 580 of 650
Participation
80.4%
8% above average
Rank 186 of 650
255
433 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,934
2,405 eligible divisions
117
45.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
927
47.9% of votes cast
138
54.1% of votes cast
No votes
1,007
52.1% of votes cast
7
2.7% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6% of votes cast
1 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 2025
Commons service
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

109
+20.2 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 650
Appearances
83
-5.8 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 650
130
-24.6 vs Commons average
Rank 269 of 650
Contributions
118
-36.6 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£0
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
n/a
average unavailable
Latest expenses
£243,709
8% above average
7
5 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
17 of 17 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 212 votes
Trade
10 of 10 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 10 votes
#3
Trade
85 of 94 votes
Housing
22 of 25 votes
#4
Energy
6 of 8 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API