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Sir John Whittingdale vs Matt Vickers

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 Matt Vickers
Matt Vickers
Con Stockton West

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Matt Vickers voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,087 shared comparable votes.

1,083 same votes 4 different votes 1,087 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
89 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 129 shared votes
89 Aye 40 No
54 Aye 75 No
Tax 100% aligned 129 shared votes
54 Aye 75 No
28 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 55 shared votes
28 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 31 No
Benefits 100% aligned 51 shared votes
20 Aye 31 No
17 Aye 26 No
Defence 100% aligned 43 shared votes
17 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
62 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 112 shared votes
63 Aye 49 No
89 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 129 shared votes
89 Aye 40 No
54 Aye 75 No
Tax 100% aligned 129 shared votes
54 Aye 75 No
28 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 55 shared votes
28 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 31 No
Benefits 100% aligned 51 shared votes
20 Aye 31 No

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

Voting record

80.8 %
8 % above average
Rank 193 of 647
Participation
78.8 %
6 % above average
Rank 228 of 647
1,881
2,328 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,269
1,610 eligible divisions
894
47.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
607
47.8 % of votes cast
987
52.5 % of votes cast
No votes
662
52.2 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
34 years, 2 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

69
+3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 647
Appearances
66
+0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 647
93
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 647
Contributions
93
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,218,799
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£295,321
31 % above average
9
6 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
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
50 of 50 votes
Migration
156 of 169 votes
#2
Trade
46 of 50 votes
Trade
80 of 88 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
56 of 63 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#4
Migration
135 of 152 votes
Defence
49 of 59 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 31 5 Jul 2021
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 27 Apr 2021
No rebel
Aye
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020 1 Dec 2020
No rebel
Aye
Motion to approve the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions)(No.2) (England) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2020 (S.I., 2020, No. 1029) 13 Oct 2020
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API