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Sir John Whittingdale vs Jerome Mayhew

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 Jerome Mayhew
Jerome Mayhew
Con Broadland and Fakenham

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Jerome Mayhew voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,055 shared comparable votes.

1,055 same votes 0 different votes 1,055 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
57 Aye 76 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
57 Aye 76 No
91 Aye 38 No
Migration 100% aligned 129 shared votes
91 Aye 38 No
58 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
58 Aye 54 No
31 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
21 Aye 25 No
Benefits 100% aligned 46 shared votes
21 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 76 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
57 Aye 76 No
91 Aye 38 No
Migration 100% aligned 129 shared votes
91 Aye 38 No
58 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
58 Aye 54 No
31 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
21 Aye 25 No
Benefits 100% aligned 46 shared votes
21 Aye 25 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
83.1 %
10 % above average
Rank 146 of 648
1,868
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,324
1,594 eligible divisions
884
47.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
653
49.3 % of votes cast
984
52.7 % of votes cast
No votes
671
50.7 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
34 years, 1 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

61
+0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 648
Appearances
101
+40.6 vs Commons average
Rank 85 of 648
77
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 648
Contributions
402
+293.1 vs Commons average
Rank 21 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
£860,756
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£254,695
13 % above average
9
6 registered categories
Registered interests
16
5 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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Migration
156 of 169 votes
#2
Trade
47 of 50 votes
Trade
80 of 88 votes
#3
Defence
54 of 58 votes
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 65 votes
#4
Housing
48 of 53 votes
Defence
49 of 59 votes
#5
Migration
137 of 152 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
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API