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Sir John Whittingdale vs Anna Sabine

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 Anna Sabine
Anna Sabine
LD Frome and East Somerset

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Anna Sabine voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 189 shared comparable votes.

153 same votes 36 different votes 189 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
20 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
4 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
3 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 11 No
Education 95% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 3 No
Defence 83% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 12 No
Benefits 67% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 3 No
Transport 71% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 72% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 1 No
Housing 75% 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

80.7 %
8 % above average
Rank 190 of 650
Participation
62.9 %
10 % below average
Rank 547 of 650
1,892
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
351
558 eligible divisions
903
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
196
55.8 % of votes cast
989
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
155
44.2 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
34 years, 2 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

74
+4.2 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 650
Appearances
50
-19.8 vs Commons average
Rank 385 of 650
105
-19.0 vs Commons average
Rank 250 of 650
Contributions
57
-67.0 vs Commons average
Rank 448 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
£223,493
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£223,493
1 % below average
10
6 registered categories
Registered interests
9
6 registered categories
1
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
204 of 211 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Migration
156 of 169 votes
#2
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
Trade
80 of 89 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#4
Trade
4 of 5 votes
Defence
59 of 70 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
40 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API