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Sir John Whittingdale vs Paul Holmes

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


Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Paul Holmes voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,135 shared comparable votes.

1,134 same votes 1 different votes 1,135 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
58 Aye 75 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
58 Aye 75 No
97 Aye 32 No
Migration 100% aligned 129 shared votes
97 Aye 32 No
59 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 120 shared votes
59 Aye 61 No
31 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 27 No
Defence 100% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 18 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
58 Aye 75 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
58 Aye 75 No
97 Aye 32 No
Migration 100% aligned 129 shared votes
97 Aye 32 No
59 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 120 shared votes
59 Aye 61 No
31 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 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
85.1 %
12 % above average
Rank 94 of 649
1,901
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,398
1,643 eligible divisions
908
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
694
49.6 % of votes cast
993
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
704
50.4 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

74
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650
Appearances
105
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 135 of 650
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 650
Contributions
390
+251.7 vs Commons average
Rank 37 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
£1,091,272
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£234,722
4 % above average
10
6 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
63 of 63 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Trade
82 of 91 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#4
Trade
50 of 53 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 44 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API