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Sir John Whittingdale vs Dr Rupa Huq

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 Dr Rupa Huq
Dr Rupa Huq
Lab Ealing Central and Acton

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Dr Rupa Huq voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,448 shared comparable votes.

50 same votes 1,398 different votes 1,448 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
15 Aye 30 No
Benefits 4% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
74 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 136 shared votes
61 Aye 75 No
18 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 23 No
Digital / Online Safety 3% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 22 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 34 No
Trade 0% aligned 64 shared votes
34 Aye 30 No
31 Aye 28 No
Transport 0% aligned 59 shared votes
28 Aye 31 No
29 Aye 28 No
Defence 0% aligned 57 shared votes
28 Aye 29 No
19 Aye 35 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 54 shared votes
35 Aye 19 No
24 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 51 shared votes
27 Aye 24 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
73.8 %
1 % above average
Rank 339 of 649
1,896
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,737
2,354 eligible divisions
905
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
956
55.0 % of votes cast
991
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
781
45.0 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7 % of votes cast
34 years, 3 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

73
-2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 649
Appearances
67
-8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 299 of 649
104
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 649
Contributions
54
-79.3 vs Commons average
Rank 474 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
£1,593,926
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£234,745
4 % above average
10
6 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
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Migration
156 of 169 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Trade
80 of 89 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#4
Work / Employment
64 of 75 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
73 of 89 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: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
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