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Sir John Whittingdale vs Elaine Stewart

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 Elaine Stewart
Elaine Stewart
Lab Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Elaine Stewart voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 203 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 199 different votes 203 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
3 Aye 4 No
Benefits 29% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 52 shared votes
27 Aye 25 No
9 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 52 shared votes
27 Aye 25 No
9 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 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
60.7 %
12 % below average
Rank 569 of 649
1,896
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
345
568 eligible divisions
905
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
155
44.9 % of votes cast
991
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
190
55.1 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % 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
21
-54.2 vs Commons average
Rank 582 of 649
104
-29.4 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 649
Contributions
29
-104.4 vs Commons average
Rank 566 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
£207,074
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£207,074
8 % below average
10
6 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Energy
16 of 20 votes
Migration
156 of 169 votes
#2
Housing
24 of 31 votes
Trade
80 of 89 votes
#3
Defence
26 of 34 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
47 of 62 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Tax
81 of 111 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
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
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
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API