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Sir John Whittingdale vs Ian Byrne

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 Ian Byrne
Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Ian Byrne voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 941 shared comparable votes.

39 same votes 902 different votes 941 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
8 Aye 13 No
Energy 5% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 35 No
Education 5% aligned 43 shared votes
35 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 4% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 18 No
Housing 4% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 22 No
Defence 0% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 22 No
Trade 0% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 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 187 of 649
Participation
72.8%
same as average
Rank 361 of 649
1,913
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,207
1,658 eligible divisions
915
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
657
54.4% of votes cast
998
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
550
45.6% of votes cast
12
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
26
2.2% of votes cast
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

78
-5.6 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650
Appearances
51
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 650
112
-33.7 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 650
Contributions
92
-53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 366 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
£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8% above average
Latest expenses
£284,893
26% above average
9
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Trade
82 of 91 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Migration
128 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API