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Sir John Whittingdale vs Damien Egan

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 Damien Egan
Damien Egan
Lab Bristol North East

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Damien Egan voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 284 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 278 different votes 284 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
4 Aye 9 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
16 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 7 No
Transport 6% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
33 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
33 Aye 33 No
7 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
33 Aye 33 No
7 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 1 No
Migration 0% aligned 14 shared votes
1 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 6 No
Energy 0% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

80.7 %
8 % above average
Rank 190 of 650
Participation
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 407 of 650
1,896
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
461
649 eligible divisions
905
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
214
46.4 % of votes cast
991
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
247
53.6 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
34 years, 2 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 15 Feb 2024

Debates

74
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 650
Appearances
19
-51.9 vs Commons average
Rank 581 of 650
105
-20.8 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 650
Contributions
24
-101.8 vs Commons average
Rank 582 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
£245,488
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£233,152
3 % above average
10
6 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Migration
156 of 169 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Trade
80 of 89 votes
#3
Energy
21 of 23 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#4
Transport
28 of 31 votes
Defence
59 of 70 votes
#5
Trade
8 of 9 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
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
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