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Sir John Whittingdale vs Freddie van Mierlo

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 Freddie van Mierlo
Freddie van Mierlo
LD Henley and Thame

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Freddie van Mierlo voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 124 shared comparable votes.

94 same votes 30 different votes 124 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
17 Aye 7 No
Tax 100% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
1 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 12 shared votes
1 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 83% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 1 No
Defence 80% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 1 No
Energy 67% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 10 No
Benefits 69% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 2 No
Transport 71% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 76% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 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
40.8 %
32 % below average
Rank 634 of 649
1,896
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
232
568 eligible divisions
905
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
126
54.3 % of votes cast
991
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
106
45.7 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
34 years, 3 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

73
-1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 649
Appearances
77
+2.7 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 649
104
-28.0 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 649
Contributions
99
-33.0 vs Commons average
Rank 305 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
£177,310
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£177,310
22 % below average
10
6 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
156 of 169 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
Trade
80 of 89 votes
#3
Benefits
19 of 30 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#4
Energy
10 of 20 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
2 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
No
Child poverty strategy (removal of two child limit): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Sep 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
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