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Sir John Whittingdale vs Lizzi Collinge

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 Lizzi Collinge
Lizzi Collinge
Lab Morecambe and Lunesdale

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Lizzi Collinge voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 259 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 255 different votes 259 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 12 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
29 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
31 Aye 29 No
7 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
31 Aye 29 No
7 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

80.6 %
8 % above average
Rank 190 of 650
Participation
77.5 %
5 % above average
Rank 253 of 650
1,896
2,351 eligible divisions
Total votes
438
565 eligible divisions
905
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
219
50.0 % of votes cast
991
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
219
50.0 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5 % of votes cast
34 years, 2 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

74
+1.5 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 650
Appearances
91
+18.5 vs Commons average
Rank 154 of 650
105
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 265 of 650
Contributions
140
+11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 180 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
£211,371
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£211,371
7 % below average
10
6 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Migration
156 of 169 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
80 of 89 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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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