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Sir John Whittingdale vs Jack Rankin

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 Jack Rankin
Jack Rankin
Con Windsor

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Jack Rankin voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 237 shared comparable votes.

237 same votes 0 different votes 237 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
26 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

80.8 %
8 % above average
Rank 201 of 648
Participation
65.6 %
8 % below average
Rank 512 of 648
1,868
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
345
526 eligible divisions
884
47.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
155
44.9 % of votes cast
984
52.7 % of votes cast
No votes
190
55.1 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
34 years, 1 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

61
+0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 648
Appearances
47
-13.4 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 648
77
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 648
Contributions
69
-39.9 vs Commons average
Rank 349 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£143,551
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£143,551
37 % below average
9
6 registered categories
Registered interests
12
7 registered categories
0
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
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Migration
156 of 169 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Trade
80 of 88 votes
#3
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 65 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 23 votes
Defence
49 of 59 votes
#5
Energy
13 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API