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Sir John Whittingdale vs Andy Burnham

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 Andy Burnham
Andy Burnham
Lab Makerfield

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Andy Burnham voted the same way 8% of the time, based on 108 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 99 different votes 108 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
5 Aye 12 No
Brexit / EU 18% aligned 17 shared votes
15 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 3 No
Energy 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 13% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 8 No
Tax 0% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 0 No
Housing 0% aligned 9 shared votes
0 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 8 No
Tax 0% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 0 No
Housing 0% aligned 9 shared votes
0 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 1 No
Education 0% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
0 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 2 No
Transport 0% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 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
39.5%
33% below average
Rank 635 of 649
1,913
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
17
43 eligible divisions
915
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
9
52.9% of votes cast
998
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
8
47.1% of votes cast
12
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 months
Since 18 Jun 2026

Debates

77
-4.8 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 649
Appearances
10
-71.8 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 649
111
-31.5 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 649
Contributions
277
+134.5 vs Commons average
Rank 66 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
£1,183,202
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8% above average
Latest expenses
£84,964
62% below average
10
6 registered categories
Registered interests
32
7 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
Environment / Climate
3 of 3 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Defence
4 of 7 votes
Trade
82 of 91 votes
#3
Trade
1 of 3 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#4
Transport
1 of 4 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
0 of 4 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
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993 19 Apr 2017
No
Aye
Technical and Further Education Bill: Lords Amendment 1 Motion to disagree 19 Apr 2017
Education
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Early Parliamentary General Election 19 Apr 2017
Aye
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Aye
Opposition motion: The Government's plan for Brexit motion as amended 7 Dec 2016
Aye
Aye
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
Aye
No
Opposition Motion: Chilcot Inquiry and parliamentary accountability 30 Nov 2016
No
Aye
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
Aye
Aye
Investigatory Powers Bill Third Reading 7 Jun 2016
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API