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Sir John Whittingdale vs Christine Jardine

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 Christine Jardine
Christine Jardine
LD Edinburgh West

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Christine Jardine voted the same way 15% of the time, based on 1,135 shared comparable votes.

173 same votes 962 different votes 1,135 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
9 Aye 36 No
Education 64% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 60% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
44 Aye 92 No
Tax 32% aligned 136 shared votes
80 Aye 56 No
19 Aye 25 No
Defence 27% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 23% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 28 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 13 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 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 191 of 649
Participation
66.2%
6% below average
Rank 497 of 649
1,905
2,366 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,398
2,111 eligible divisions
910
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
779
55.7% of votes cast
995
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
619
44.3% of votes cast
12
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

73
-5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 649
Appearances
141
+62.3 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 649
104
-33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 649
Contributions
142
+4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 201 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
£1,941,958
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8% above average
Latest expenses
£318,822
41% above average
10
6 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
16
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
176 of 188 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Trade
82 of 91 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 163 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 46 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API