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Sir John Whittingdale vs Julia Lopez

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Julia Lopez voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,553 shared comparable votes.

1,551 same votes 2 different votes 1,553 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
84 Aye 125 No
Tax 100% aligned 209 shared votes
84 Aye 125 No
67 Aye 114 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 181 shared votes
67 Aye 114 No
102 Aye 42 No
Migration 100% aligned 144 shared votes
102 Aye 42 No
32 Aye 41 No
Trade 100% aligned 73 shared votes
32 Aye 41 No
32 Aye 26 No
Transport 100% aligned 58 shared votes
32 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
74 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 131 shared votes
75 Aye 56 No
84 Aye 125 No
Tax 100% aligned 209 shared votes
84 Aye 125 No
67 Aye 114 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 181 shared votes
67 Aye 114 No
102 Aye 42 No
Migration 100% aligned 144 shared votes
102 Aye 42 No
32 Aye 41 No
Trade 100% aligned 73 shared votes
32 Aye 41 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
83.4%
11% above average
Rank 127 of 649
1,913
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,768
2,121 eligible divisions
915
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
848
48.0% of votes cast
998
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
920
52.0% of votes cast
12
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
14
0.8% of votes cast
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

78
-5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 649
Appearances
29
-54.7 vs Commons average
Rank 562 of 649
112
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 649
Contributions
35
-110.9 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,261,152
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8% above average
Latest expenses
£227,011
same as average
9
5 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
185 of 188 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 163 votes
Trade
82 of 91 votes
#3
Trade
79 of 87 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Tax
251 of 288 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API