Compare

Sir John Whittingdale vs Mr Douglas Alexander

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 Mr Douglas Alexander
Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 148 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 145 different votes 148 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
2 Aye 5 No
Benefits 29% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
19 Aye 17 No
Tax 0% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
5 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 17 No
Tax 0% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
5 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 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 189 of 649
Participation
45.4 %
27 % below average
Rank 628 of 649
1,896
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
258
568 eligible divisions
905
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
114
44.2 % of votes cast
991
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
144
55.8 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
34 years, 3 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

73
-2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 649
Appearances
39
-36.1 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 649
104
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 649
Contributions
172
+38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 144 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
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59 % below average
10
6 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
204 of 211 votes
#1
Trade
4 of 5 votes
Migration
156 of 169 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
Trade
80 of 89 votes
#3
Work / Employment
23 of 37 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#4
Defence
20 of 34 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Tax
62 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API