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Sir John Whittingdale vs James Wild

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 James Wild
James Wild
Con North West Norfolk

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and James Wild voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,177 shared comparable votes.

1,173 same votes 4 different votes 1,177 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
63 Aye 89 No
Tax 100% aligned 152 shared votes
63 Aye 89 No
86 Aye 41 No
Migration 100% aligned 127 shared votes
86 Aye 41 No
70 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
70 Aye 53 No
31 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
22 Aye 31 No
Benefits 100% aligned 53 shared votes
22 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
63 Aye 89 No
Tax 100% aligned 152 shared votes
63 Aye 89 No
86 Aye 41 No
Migration 100% aligned 127 shared votes
86 Aye 41 No
70 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
70 Aye 53 No
31 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
22 Aye 31 No
Benefits 100% aligned 53 shared votes
22 Aye 31 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
86.1 %
13 % above average
Rank 79 of 649
1,901
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,414
1,643 eligible divisions
908
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
700
49.5 % of votes cast
993
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
714
50.5 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % of votes cast
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

74
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650
Appearances
126
+48.1 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 650
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 650
Contributions
235
+96.7 vs Commons average
Rank 93 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
£985,585
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£228,734
1 % above average
10
6 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
204 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Trade
51 of 53 votes
Trade
82 of 91 votes
#3
Defence
66 of 70 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#4
Work / Employment
63 of 67 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No rebel
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
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
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