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Sarah Sackman vs Sir John Whittingdale

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

Photograph of Sarah Sackman
Sarah Sackman
Lab Finchley and Golders Green
vs
Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Sarah Sackman and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 235 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 232 different votes 235 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
4 Aye 4 No
Benefits 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

70.3 %
2 % below average
Rank 425 of 649
Participation
80.5 %
8 % above average
Rank 192 of 649
404
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,901
2,361 eligible divisions
211
52.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
908
47.8 % of votes cast
193
47.8 % of votes cast
No votes
993
52.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

60
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 650
Appearances
74
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650
353
+214.7 vs Commons average
Rank 43 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

£204,846
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£204,846
9 % below average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8 % above average
17
5 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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
#3
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
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
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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