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Sir John Whittingdale vs Alan Mak

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

Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon
vs
Photograph of Alan Mak
Alan Mak
Con Havant

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Alan Mak voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,753 shared comparable votes.

1,742 same votes 11 different votes 1,753 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
90 Aye 131 No
Tax 100% aligned 221 shared votes
90 Aye 131 No
88 Aye 81 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 169 shared votes
88 Aye 81 No
110 Aye 42 No
Migration 100% aligned 152 shared votes
110 Aye 42 No
34 Aye 42 No
Trade 100% aligned 76 shared votes
34 Aye 42 No
18 Aye 52 No
Education 100% aligned 70 shared votes
18 Aye 52 No
Most different by topic
70 Aye 128 No
Brexit / EU 95% aligned 198 shared votes
71 Aye 127 No
19 Aye 32 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 51 shared votes
21 Aye 30 No
90 Aye 131 No
Tax 100% aligned 221 shared votes
90 Aye 131 No
88 Aye 81 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 169 shared votes
88 Aye 81 No
110 Aye 42 No
Migration 100% aligned 152 shared votes
110 Aye 42 No

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

Voting record

80.4%
8% above average
Rank 190 of 650
Participation
85.3%
13% above average
Rank 89 of 650
1,919
2,387 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,037
2,387 eligible divisions
917
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
964
47.3% of votes cast
1,002
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
1,073
52.7% of votes cast
12
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

78
-7.2 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
Appearances
25
-60.2 vs Commons average
Rank 585 of 650
112
-36.4 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 650
Contributions
28
-120.4 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,951,902
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8% above average
Latest expenses
£292,278
29% above average
9
5 registered categories
Registered interests
24
7 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
204 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
47 of 49 votes
Trade
85 of 94 votes
#3
Trade
87 of 94 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
That this House agrees with Lords Amendments 2 to 18 to the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill 18 Jul 2019
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill: Committee of the whole House New Clause 10 (Creasy) 9 Jul 2019
Foreign Affairs
Aye rebel
No rebel
Motion to agree to Lords Amendment 5 to the EU (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill 8 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye
Aye rebel
Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 5 to the EU (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill 8 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
No
No rebel
Motion to agree to Lords Amendments 2 and 3 to the EU (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill 8 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye
Aye rebel
European Union (Withdrawal) (No.5) Bill Committee Amdt 1 - Main 3 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
No
No rebel
European Union (Withdrawal) (No.5) Bill Committee Gov Amdt 22 3 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye
Aye rebel
European Union (Withdrawal) (No.5) Bill Committee NC4 - Cash 3 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
No
Aye
Amendment (f) to the motion on the UK's withdrawal from the European Union 13 Mar 2019
Brexit / EU
No rebel
No rebel
Section 13(1)(b) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act main motion 12 Mar 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
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