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Sir John Whittingdale vs Mr Louie French

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Mr Louie French voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 816 shared comparable votes.

815 same votes 1 different votes 816 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
86 Aye 33 No
Migration 100% aligned 119 shared votes
86 Aye 33 No
47 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 110 shared votes
47 Aye 63 No
48 Aye 43 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 91 shared votes
48 Aye 43 No
19 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 48 shared votes
19 Aye 29 No
26 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 46 shared votes
26 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
86 Aye 33 No
Migration 100% aligned 119 shared votes
86 Aye 33 No
47 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 110 shared votes
47 Aye 63 No
48 Aye 43 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 91 shared votes
48 Aye 43 No
19 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 48 shared votes
19 Aye 29 No
26 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 46 shared votes
26 Aye 20 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
80.3 %
8 % above average
Rank 196 of 649
1,901
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
988
1,231 eligible divisions
908
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
497
50.3 % of votes cast
993
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
491
49.7 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
4 years, 8 months
Since 2 Dec 2021

Debates

74
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650
Appearances
53
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 404 of 650
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 650
Contributions
69
-69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 420 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
£423,303
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£143,451
37 % below average
10
6 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
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
Brexit / EU
16 of 16 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Work / Employment
63 of 65 votes
Trade
82 of 91 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
29 of 30 votes
#4
Migration
127 of 136 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API