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Sir John Whittingdale vs Dr Andrew Murrison

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


Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Dr Andrew Murrison voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,745 shared comparable votes.

1,734 same votes 11 different votes 1,745 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
95 Aye 139 No
Tax 100% aligned 234 shared votes
95 Aye 139 No
108 Aye 42 No
Migration 100% aligned 150 shared votes
108 Aye 42 No
70 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 142 shared votes
70 Aye 72 No
35 Aye 36 No
Trade 100% aligned 71 shared votes
35 Aye 36 No
20 Aye 47 No
Education 100% aligned 67 shared votes
20 Aye 47 No
Most different by topic
73 Aye 125 No
Brexit / EU 95% aligned 198 shared votes
79 Aye 119 No
13 Aye 23 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 36 shared votes
14 Aye 22 No
95 Aye 139 No
Tax 100% aligned 234 shared votes
95 Aye 139 No
108 Aye 42 No
Migration 100% aligned 150 shared votes
108 Aye 42 No
70 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 142 shared votes
70 Aye 72 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 189 of 650
Participation
83.1%
10% above average
Rank 132 of 650
1,920
2,388 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,984
2,388 eligible divisions
918
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
947
47.7% of votes cast
1,002
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
1,037
52.3% of votes cast
12
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
25 years, 4 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

78
-8.4 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 650
Appearances
245
+158.6 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 650
112
-38.6 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 650
Contributions
295
+144.4 vs Commons average
Rank 69 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
£1,842,285
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8% above average
Latest expenses
£170,920
24% below average
9
5 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
204 of 211 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
47 of 49 votes
Trade
85 of 94 votes
#3
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#4
Migration
154 of 171 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Work / Employment
72 of 80 votes

Recent voting overlap

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