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Sir John Whittingdale vs Chris Philp

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 Chris Philp
Chris Philp
Con Croydon South

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Chris Philp voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,742 shared comparable votes.

1,723 same votes 19 different votes 1,742 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
89 Aye 125 No
Tax 100% aligned 214 shared votes
89 Aye 125 No
110 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 150 shared votes
110 Aye 40 No
37 Aye 41 No
Trade 100% aligned 78 shared votes
37 Aye 41 No
39 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 67 shared votes
39 Aye 28 No
21 Aye 45 No
Education 100% aligned 66 shared votes
21 Aye 45 No
Most different by topic
74 Aye 129 No
Brexit / EU 96% aligned 203 shared votes
77 Aye 126 No
20 Aye 35 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 55 shared votes
22 Aye 33 No
15 Aye 23 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 38 shared votes
16 Aye 22 No
86 Aye 80 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 166 shared votes
87 Aye 79 No
89 Aye 125 No
Tax 100% aligned 214 shared votes
89 Aye 125 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

80.4%
8% above average
Rank 189 of 650
Participation
83.3%
11% above average
Rank 126 of 650
1,920
2,388 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,989
2,388 eligible divisions
918
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
963
48.4% of votes cast
1,002
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
1,026
51.6% of votes cast
12
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
17
0.9% of votes cast
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

78
-8.4 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 650
Appearances
61
-25.4 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 650
112
-38.6 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 650
Contributions
94
-56.6 vs Commons average
Rank 368 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
£1,743,577
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8% above average
Latest expenses
£215,599
5% below average
9
5 registered categories
Registered interests
10
4 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
Brexit / EU
209 of 211 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
68 of 70 votes
Trade
85 of 94 votes
#3
Migration
160 of 171 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#4
Trade
85 of 94 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No rebel
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye rebel
No
Public Order Bill: Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 5 7 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
No
Health and Care Bill: Government Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 92 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
No rebel
That this House agrees with Lords Amendments 2 to 18 to the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill 18 Jul 2019
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill: Committee of the whole House New Clause 10 (Creasy) 9 Jul 2019
Foreign Affairs
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API