Compare

Sir John Whittingdale vs Alistair Strathern

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 Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Alistair Strathern voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 372 shared comparable votes.

11 same votes 361 different votes 372 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
1 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
20 Aye 9 No
Migration 10% aligned 29 shared votes
6 Aye 23 No
4 Aye 16 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 6 No
Transport 7% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
42 Aye 36 No
10 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
14 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 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 191 of 649
Participation
79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 219 of 649
1,899
2,359 eligible divisions
Total votes
587
742 eligible divisions
908
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
302
51.4 % of votes cast
991
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
285
48.6 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
34 years, 3 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

75
-2.0 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 649
Appearances
62
-15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 649
106
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 649
Contributions
71
-65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 416 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
£379,404
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£295,499
31 % above average
10
6 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Benefits
31 of 31 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
11 of 11 votes
Trade
80 of 89 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Energy
24 of 25 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
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