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Sir John Whittingdale vs Bobby Dean

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 Bobby Dean
Bobby Dean
LD Carshalton and Wallington

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Bobby Dean voted the same way 84% of the time, based on 226 shared comparable votes.

189 same votes 37 different votes 226 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
19 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes
19 Aye 32 No
4 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No
3 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 21 No
Education 96% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
3 Aye 8 No
Housing 91% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 11 No
Benefits 71% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 74% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 4 No
Transport 80% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 6 No
Defence 83% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 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
69.4 %
3 % below average
Rank 447 of 650
1,892
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
387
558 eligible divisions
903
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
200
51.7 % of votes cast
989
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
187
48.3 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5 % of votes cast
34 years, 2 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

75
+5.3 vs Commons average
Rank 207 of 650
Appearances
74
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 215 of 650
107
-16.8 vs Commons average
Rank 242 of 650
Contributions
91
-32.8 vs Commons average
Rank 305 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
£178,307
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,307
21 % below average
9
6 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
156 of 169 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Trade
80 of 89 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#4
Education
41 of 49 votes
Defence
59 of 70 votes
#5
Benefits
24 of 30 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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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