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Sir John Whittingdale vs Mr Alex Barros-Curtis

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 Mr Alex Barros-Curtis
Mr Alex Barros-Curtis
Lab Cardiff West

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Mr Alex Barros-Curtis voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 323 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 318 different votes 323 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 14 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
35 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
36 Aye 35 No
10 Aye 24 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
24 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
36 Aye 35 No
10 Aye 24 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
24 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

80.2%
8% above average
Rank 191 of 650
Participation
84.2%
12% above average
Rank 107 of 650
1,938
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
531
631 eligible divisions
929
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
272
51.2% of votes cast
1,009
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
259
48.8% of votes cast
12
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

86
-8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
Appearances
73
-21.5 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 650
121
-43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 329 of 650
Contributions
90
-74.5 vs Commons average
Rank 415 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
£117,527
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8% above average
Latest expenses
£117,527
48% below average
9
5 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
205 of 212 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Trade
85 of 94 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
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
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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