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Sir John Whittingdale vs Daisy Cooper

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
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Daisy Cooper
LD St Albans

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Daisy Cooper voted the same way 24% of the time, based on 926 shared comparable votes.

225 same votes 701 different votes 926 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 27 No
Education 81% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 69% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
43 Aye 80 No
Tax 49% aligned 123 shared votes
74 Aye 49 No
26 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 44% aligned 43 shared votes
6 Aye 37 No
8 Aye 16 No
Housing 42% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 15 No
Trade 0% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
25 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 No
66 Aye 19 No
Migration 2% aligned 85 shared votes
17 Aye 68 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 192 of 649
Participation
72.3 %
same as average
Rank 374 of 649
1,901
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,188
1,643 eligible divisions
908
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
615
51.8 % of votes cast
993
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
573
48.2 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
34 years, 3 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

74
-4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 649
Appearances
79
+1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 649
106
-32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 649
Contributions
115
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 253 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
£1,262,200
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£274,876
21 % above average
10
6 registered categories
Registered interests
22
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
18
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
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Trade
82 of 91 votes
#3
NHS / Health
41 of 47 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Benefits
57 of 68 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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