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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 2% of the time, based on 205 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 200 different votes 205 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
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
13 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 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 189 of 649
Participation
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 560 of 649
1,896
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
351
568 eligible divisions
905
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
174
49.6 % of votes cast
991
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
177
50.4 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
5
1.4 % of votes cast
34 years, 3 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

73
-2.2 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 649
Appearances
73
-2.2 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 649
104
-29.4 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 649
Contributions
458
+324.6 vs Commons average
Rank 21 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
10
6 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
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
156 of 169 votes
#2
Housing
25 of 31 votes
Trade
80 of 89 votes
#3
Trade
4 of 5 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#4
Defence
26 of 34 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Education
38 of 50 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
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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API