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Sir John Whittingdale vs Helena Dollimore

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 Helena Dollimore
Helena Dollimore
Lab Hastings and Rye

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Helena Dollimore voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 319 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 313 different votes 319 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 13 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
35 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
28 Aye 35 No
7 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
23 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
28 Aye 35 No
7 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
23 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

80.2%
8% above average
Rank 191 of 650
Participation
78.4%
6% above average
Rank 235 of 650
1,938
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
495
631 eligible divisions
929
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
238
48.1% of votes cast
1,009
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
257
51.9% of votes cast
12
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.6% of votes cast
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

86
-8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
Appearances
91
-3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 650
121
-43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 329 of 650
Contributions
108
-56.5 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£222,164
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8% above average
Latest expenses
£222,164
2% below average
9
5 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 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
205 of 212 votes
#1
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Trade
85 of 94 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#4
Transport
29 of 32 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
58 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API