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Sir John Whittingdale vs Olivia Blake

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 Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Olivia Blake voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 952 shared comparable votes.

30 same votes 922 different votes 952 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
8 Aye 9 No
Housing 6% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
14 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 16 No
Energy 4% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
55 Aye 39 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 94 shared votes
36 Aye 58 No
80 Aye 38 No
Migration 3% aligned 118 shared votes
35 Aye 83 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
18 Aye 24 No
Defence 0% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 38 shared votes
12 Aye 26 No
20 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 37 shared votes
17 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 189 of 649
Participation
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 319 of 649
1,896
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,224
1,636 eligible divisions
905
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
644
52.6 % of votes cast
991
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
580
47.4 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8 % of votes cast
34 years, 3 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

73
-2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 649
Appearances
39
-36.1 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 649
104
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 649
Contributions
44
-89.3 vs Commons average
Rank 514 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
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33 % above average
10
6 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Education
66 of 69 votes
Migration
156 of 169 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Trade
80 of 89 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Work / Employment
54 of 65 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
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
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: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
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