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Sir John Whittingdale vs Graham Stringer

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 Graham Stringer
Graham Stringer
Lab Blackley and Middleton South

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Graham Stringer voted the same way 13% of the time, based on 1,118 shared comparable votes.

142 same votes 976 different votes 1,118 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
35 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 66% aligned 104 shared votes
46 Aye 58 No
29 Aye 21 No
Transport 10% aligned 50 shared votes
18 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 28 No
Trade 10% aligned 51 shared votes
27 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 19 No
Defence 8% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 31 No
Education 5% aligned 43 shared votes
33 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 21 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 33 shared votes
10 Aye 23 No
16 Aye 13 No
Housing 0% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 10 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 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 188 of 649
Participation
57.7%
15% below average
Rank 592 of 649
1,909
2,372 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,369
2,372 eligible divisions
914
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
684
50.0% of votes cast
995
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
685
50.0% of votes cast
12
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
113
8.3% of votes cast
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

77
-3.6 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 649
Appearances
58
-22.6 vs Commons average
Rank 380 of 649
110
-30.5 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 649
Contributions
44
-96.5 vs Commons average
Rank 525 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
£2,011,354
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8% above average
Latest expenses
£160,334
29% 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
Migration
123 of 171 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
Trade
82 of 91 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
47 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#4
Housing
44 of 66 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Defence
47 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 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: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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