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Sir John Whittingdale vs Gill German

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 Gill German
Gill German
Lab Clwyd North

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Gill German voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 246 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 240 different votes 246 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 4 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
33 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
29 Aye 33 No
6 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
29 Aye 33 No
6 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 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
72.5 %
same as average
Rank 370 of 649
1,896
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
412
568 eligible divisions
905
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
196
47.6 % of votes cast
991
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
216
52.4 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
34 years, 3 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

73
-0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 649
Appearances
17
-56.4 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 649
104
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 649
Contributions
18
-112.3 vs Commons average
Rank 599 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
£150,075
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£150,075
34 % below average
10
6 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Migration
156 of 169 votes
#2
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Trade
80 of 89 votes
#3
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Tax
87 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
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
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API