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Sir John Whittingdale vs Blake Stephenson

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 Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 292 shared comparable votes.

292 same votes 0 different votes 292 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
35 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
35 Aye 30 No
14 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
7 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
35 Aye 30 No
14 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
7 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 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
71.4%
1% below average
Rank 397 of 649
1,913
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
421
590 eligible divisions
915
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
191
45.4% of votes cast
998
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
230
54.6% of votes cast
12
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

78
-5.6 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650
Appearances
85
+1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 650
112
-33.7 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 650
Contributions
165
+19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 177 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
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8% above average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10% below average
9
5 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Trade
82 of 91 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#4
Tax
92 of 112 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 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
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API