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Sir John Whittingdale vs Dan Tomlinson

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 Tomlinson
Dan Tomlinson
Lab Chipping Barnet

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Dan Tomlinson voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 217 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 210 different votes 217 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 6 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
26 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
32 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
32 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
1 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 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 187 of 649
Participation
61.7%
11% below average
Rank 562 of 649
1,913
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
364
590 eligible divisions
915
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
179
49.2% of votes cast
998
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
185
50.8% of votes cast
12
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
6
1.6% of votes cast
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

78
-5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 649
Appearances
86
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 649
112
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 649
Contributions
487
+341.1 vs Commons average
Rank 23 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
£225,538
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8% above average
Latest expenses
£225,538
same as average
9
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Transport
25 of 29 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Trade
82 of 91 votes
#3
Housing
26 of 32 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Defence
26 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API