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Sir John Whittingdale vs Mark Pritchard

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 Mark Pritchard
Mark Pritchard
Con The Wrekin

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Mark Pritchard voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,375 shared comparable votes.

1,369 same votes 6 different votes 1,375 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
71 Aye 123 No
Tax 100% aligned 194 shared votes
71 Aye 123 No
92 Aye 41 No
Migration 100% aligned 133 shared votes
92 Aye 41 No
20 Aye 41 No
Education 100% aligned 61 shared votes
20 Aye 41 No
35 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 52 shared votes
35 Aye 17 No
32 Aye 20 No
Transport 100% aligned 52 shared votes
32 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 22 No
Benefits 97% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
35 Aye 29 No
Trade 98% aligned 64 shared votes
36 Aye 28 No
64 Aye 128 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 192 shared votes
64 Aye 128 No
58 Aye 46 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 104 shared votes
59 Aye 45 No
71 Aye 123 No
Tax 100% aligned 194 shared votes
71 Aye 123 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
64.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 520 of 649
1,901
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,528
2,361 eligible divisions
908
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
726
47.5 % of votes cast
993
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
802
52.5 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
16
1.0 % of votes cast
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

74
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650
Appearances
172
+94.1 vs Commons average
Rank 27 of 650
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 650
Contributions
206
+67.7 vs Commons average
Rank 116 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
£2,150,580
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£174,182
23 % below average
10
6 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
198 of 211 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Migration
136 of 171 votes
Trade
82 of 91 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 66 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 50 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Public Order Bill: Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 5 7 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
No
Trade Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading (Keir Starmer) 20 May 2020
Trade
Aye rebel
Aye
Mr Fysh's motion O (Contingent preferential arrangements) 27 Mar 2019
No rebel
Aye
Amendment (f) to the motion on the UK's withdrawal from the European Union 13 Mar 2019
Brexit / EU
No rebel
No rebel
Section 13(1)(b) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act main motion 12 Mar 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API