Compare

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 230 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 227 different votes 230 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
17 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 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
17 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 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

70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 420 of 650
Participation
80.7 %
8 % above average
Rank 190 of 650
397
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,896
2,349 eligible divisions
208
52.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
905
47.7 % of votes cast
189
47.6 % of votes cast
No votes
991
52.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 2 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

67
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 650
Appearances
74
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 650
402
+276.2 vs Commons average
Rank 24 of 650
Contributions
105
-20.8 vs Commons average
Rank 256 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
Crime / Justice
56 of 61 votes
#2
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
#3
Trade
80 of 89 votes
Migration
10 of 11 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 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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