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Sir John Whittingdale vs Nick Timothy

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 Nick Timothy
Nick Timothy
Con West Suffolk

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Nick Timothy voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 237 shared comparable votes.

237 same votes 0 different votes 237 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
29 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
29 Aye 32 No
7 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
6 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
3 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 16 shared votes
3 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
29 Aye 32 No
7 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
6 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
3 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 16 shared votes
3 Aye 13 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 201 of 648
Participation
68.8 %
4 % below average
Rank 461 of 648
1,868
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
362
526 eligible divisions
884
47.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
168
46.4 % of votes cast
984
52.7 % of votes cast
No votes
194
53.6 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
34 years, 1 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

61
+0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 648
Appearances
90
+29.6 vs Commons average
Rank 105 of 648
77
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 648
Contributions
111
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£194,714
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£194,714
14 % below average
9
6 registered categories
Registered interests
16
5 registered categories
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
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Migration
156 of 169 votes
#2
Energy
14 of 17 votes
Trade
80 of 88 votes
#3
Tax
85 of 108 votes
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 65 votes
#4
Defence
17 of 22 votes
Defence
49 of 59 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
46 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API