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Sir John Whittingdale vs Helen Morgan

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
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Photograph of Helen Morgan
Helen Morgan
LD North Shropshire

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Helen Morgan voted the same way 33% of the time, based on 677 shared comparable votes.

222 same votes 455 different votes 677 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
10 Aye 4 No
Transport 79% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 30 No
Education 74% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 64% aligned 33 shared votes
7 Aye 26 No
37 Aye 58 No
Tax 63% aligned 95 shared votes
50 Aye 45 No
4 Aye 16 No
Benefits 50% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 12 No
Trade 0% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 6 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 3 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
75 Aye 23 No
Migration 3% aligned 98 shared votes
20 Aye 78 No
6 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 6% aligned 18 shared votes
11 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 192 of 649
Participation
75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 293 of 649
1,901
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
918
1,209 eligible divisions
908
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
472
51.4 % of votes cast
993
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
446
48.6 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
34 years, 3 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
4 years, 7 months
Since 16 Dec 2021

Debates

74
-4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 649
Appearances
167
+89.0 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 649
106
-32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 649
Contributions
259
+120.5 vs Commons average
Rank 69 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
£902,167
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£304,868
35 % above average
10
6 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
10
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
Devolution / Local Government
53 of 54 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
28 of 30 votes
Trade
82 of 91 votes
#3
Defence
41 of 47 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#4
Education
55 of 64 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Housing
42 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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