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Sir John Whittingdale vs Dan Carden

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 Dan Carden
Dan Carden
Lab Liverpool Walton

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Dan Carden voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,195 shared comparable votes.

39 same votes 1,156 different votes 1,195 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
67 Aye 25 No
Migration 5% aligned 92 shared votes
22 Aye 70 No
17 Aye 21 No
Benefits 5% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
62 Aye 38 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 100 shared votes
38 Aye 62 No
57 Aye 100 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 157 shared votes
95 Aye 62 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 32 No
Trade 0% aligned 61 shared votes
32 Aye 29 No
31 Aye 22 No
Transport 0% aligned 53 shared votes
22 Aye 31 No
18 Aye 33 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 51 shared votes
33 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 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 189 of 649
Participation
69.1 %
4 % below average
Rank 450 of 649
1,896
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,450
2,099 eligible divisions
905
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
806
55.6 % of votes cast
991
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
644
44.4 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.7 % of votes cast
34 years, 3 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

73
-2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 649
Appearances
22
-53.1 vs Commons average
Rank 577 of 649
104
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 649
Contributions
31
-102.3 vs Commons average
Rank 563 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
£1,875,223
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£298,675
32 % above average
10
6 registered categories
Registered interests
17
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Migration
156 of 169 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
162 of 188 votes
Trade
80 of 89 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 49 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 63 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 85 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
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Adjournment (Summer, Conference and Christmas Recess) 12 Jul 2023
Aye
Aye
Committee on Standards Motion 6 Jun 2023
Aye
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