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Sir John Whittingdale vs Kevin Bonavia

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 Kevin Bonavia
Kevin Bonavia
Lab Stevenage

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Kevin Bonavia voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 287 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 283 different votes 287 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
4 Aye 14 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
33 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
26 Aye 33 No
7 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
26 Aye 33 No
7 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 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
84.2 %
11 % above average
Rank 115 of 649
1,901
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
484
575 eligible divisions
908
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
255
52.7 % of votes cast
993
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
229
47.3 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

74
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650
Appearances
75
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 274 of 650
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 650
Contributions
96
-42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 328 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
£183,346
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£183,346
19 % below average
10
6 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Trade
82 of 91 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API