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Sir John Whittingdale vs Dame Karen Bradley

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Dame Karen Bradley voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,403 shared comparable votes.

1,391 same votes 12 different votes 1,403 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
71 Aye 119 No
Tax 100% aligned 190 shared votes
71 Aye 119 No
72 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 124 shared votes
72 Aye 52 No
33 Aye 38 No
Trade 100% aligned 71 shared votes
33 Aye 38 No
49 Aye 20 No
Migration 100% aligned 69 shared votes
49 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 46 No
Education 100% aligned 61 shared votes
15 Aye 46 No
Most different by topic
60 Aye 123 No
Brexit / EU 95% aligned 183 shared votes
65 Aye 118 No
71 Aye 119 No
Tax 100% aligned 190 shared votes
71 Aye 119 No
72 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 124 shared votes
72 Aye 52 No
33 Aye 38 No
Trade 100% aligned 71 shared votes
33 Aye 38 No
49 Aye 20 No
Migration 100% aligned 69 shared votes
49 Aye 20 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 185 of 650
Participation
66.9%
6% below average
Rank 475 of 650
1,926
2,396 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,602
2,396 eligible divisions
923
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
748
46.7% of votes cast
1,003
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
854
53.3% of votes cast
12
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

78
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
Appearances
75
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
112
-39.4 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 650
Contributions
81
-70.4 vs Commons average
Rank 417 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
£2,878,658
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8% above average
Latest expenses
£283,093
25% above average
9
5 registered categories
Registered interests
13
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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
188 of 211 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 votes
Trade
85 of 94 votes
#3
Trade
77 of 94 votes
#4
Work / Employment
64 of 80 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API