Compare

Sir Jeremy Wright vs Sir John Whittingdale

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

Photograph of Sir Jeremy Wright
Sir Jeremy Wright
Con Kenilworth and Southam
vs
Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Sir Jeremy Wright and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,478 shared comparable votes.

1,459 same votes 19 different votes 1,478 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
83 Aye 117 No
Tax 100% aligned 200 shared votes
83 Aye 117 No
34 Aye 37 No
Trade 100% aligned 71 shared votes
34 Aye 37 No
30 Aye 22 No
Transport 100% aligned 52 shared votes
30 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 32 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
17 Aye 32 No
20 Aye 25 No
Housing 100% aligned 45 shared votes
20 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
68 Aye 122 No
Brexit / EU 94% aligned 190 shared votes
62 Aye 128 No
70 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 130 shared votes
73 Aye 57 No
23 Aye 25 No
Defence 98% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
58 Aye 37 No
Migration 99% aligned 95 shared votes
59 Aye 36 No
83 Aye 117 No
Tax 100% aligned 200 shared votes
83 Aye 117 No

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

Voting record

70.1%
2% below average
Rank 421 of 650
Participation
80.3%
8% above average
Rank 187 of 650
1,675
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,920
2,390 eligible divisions
784
46.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
918
47.8% of votes cast
891
53.2% of votes cast
No votes
1,002
52.2% of votes cast
14
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

89
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 650
Appearances
78
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
112
-39.4 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 650
Contributions
112
-39.4 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,739,090
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£295,447
31% above average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 registered categories
2
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

Brexit / EU
194 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Housing
57 of 67 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
#3
Trade
85 of 94 votes
Trade
77 of 94 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Digital / Online Safety
49 of 60 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3G 22 Apr 2024
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill: Motion to disagree with 151B and 151C and to insist on 151A 13 Sept 2023
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 159 4 Sept 2023
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill: Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 151 4 Sept 2023
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
National Security Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 22B 26 Jun 2023
Defence
Aye
No rebel
Motion No. 4 - Health Protection (Coronavirus, restrictions) (Self-isolation) 30 Nov 2021
Aye
No rebel
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020 1 Dec 2020
Aye
Aye rebel
Amendment 19 to the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill 4 Sept 2019
Brexit / EU
No
Aye
Motion under section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019 9 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
Motion to agree to Lords Amendment 5 to the EU (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill 8 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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