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Sir John Whittingdale vs Louise Sandher-Jones

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
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Photograph of Louise Sandher-Jones
Louise Sandher-Jones
Lab North East Derbyshire

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Louise Sandher-Jones voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 258 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 255 different votes 258 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
3 Aye 10 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
33 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
32 Aye 33 No
10 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
32 Aye 33 No
10 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
13 Aye 3 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

80.5%
8% above average
Rank 187 of 649
Participation
74.2%
2% above average
Rank 328 of 649
1,913
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
438
590 eligible divisions
915
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
219
50.0% of votes cast
998
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
219
50.0% of votes cast
12
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

78
-5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 649
Appearances
56
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 649
112
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 649
Contributions
187
+41.1 vs Commons average
Rank 151 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
£179,498
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8% above average
Latest expenses
£179,498
21% below average
9
5 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Trade
82 of 91 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Energy
18 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
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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