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Sir John Whittingdale vs Catherine West

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 Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Catherine West voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,453 shared comparable votes.

50 same votes 1,403 different votes 1,453 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
16 Aye 34 No
Benefits 4% aligned 50 shared votes
32 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 19 No
Digital / Online Safety 4% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
72 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 124 shared votes
52 Aye 72 No
19 Aye 51 No
Education 3% aligned 70 shared votes
53 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 16 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 30 No
Trade 0% aligned 63 shared votes
30 Aye 33 No
29 Aye 25 No
Transport 0% aligned 54 shared votes
25 Aye 29 No
24 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
22 Aye 25 No
Housing 0% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 28 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 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 189 of 649
Participation
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 345 of 649
1,896
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,729
2,354 eligible divisions
905
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
940
54.4 % of votes cast
991
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
789
45.6 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5 % of votes cast
34 years, 3 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

73
-2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 649
Appearances
42
-33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 649
104
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 649
Contributions
72
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 406 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
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17 % above average
10
6 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Education
86 of 96 votes
Migration
156 of 169 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 169 votes
Trade
80 of 89 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 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
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
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
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
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