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Sir John Whittingdale vs Alison Taylor

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 Alison Taylor
Alison Taylor
Lab Paisley and Renfrewshire North

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Alison Taylor voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 161 shared comparable votes.

11 same votes 150 different votes 161 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
3 Aye 4 No
Benefits 29% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
4 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
4 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 2 No
Defence 0% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
1 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

80.5%
8% above average
Rank 187 of 649
Participation
46.9%
26% below average
Rank 626 of 649
1,913
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
277
590 eligible divisions
915
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
118
42.6% of votes cast
998
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
159
57.4% of votes cast
12
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
14
5.1% of votes cast
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

77
-5.3 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 649
Appearances
53
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 649
111
-32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 300 of 649
Contributions
76
-67.5 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£192,583
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8% above average
Latest expenses
£192,583
15% below average
10
6 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
Trade
82 of 91 votes
#3
Migration
9 of 13 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#4
Housing
22 of 32 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Transport
18 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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