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Sir John Whittingdale vs Miatta Fahnbulleh

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 Miatta Fahnbulleh
Miatta Fahnbulleh
Lab Peckham

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Miatta Fahnbulleh voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 253 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 248 different votes 253 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 6 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
31 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
29 Aye 31 No
8 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
29 Aye 31 No
8 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 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
70.8 %
2 % below average
Rank 410 of 650
1,896
2,351 eligible divisions
Total votes
400
565 eligible divisions
905
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
195
48.7 % of votes cast
991
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
205
51.2 % 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
61
-11.5 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 650
105
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 265 of 650
Contributions
451
+322.3 vs Commons average
Rank 22 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
£210,682
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£210,682
7 % below average
10
6 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Migration
156 of 169 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Trade
80 of 89 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
4 of 5 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
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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
Draft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 11 Jun 2025
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API