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Sir John Whittingdale vs Rebecca Long Bailey

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 Rebecca Long Bailey
Rebecca Long Bailey
Lab Salford

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Rebecca Long Bailey voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,470 shared comparable votes.

50 same votes 1,420 different votes 1,470 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 112 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 170 shared votes
110 Aye 60 No
18 Aye 43 No
Education 3% aligned 61 shared votes
45 Aye 16 No
69 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 133 shared votes
62 Aye 71 No
9 Aye 25 No
Digital / Online Safety 3% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 21 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 33 No
Trade 0% aligned 65 shared votes
33 Aye 32 No
29 Aye 28 No
Defence 0% aligned 57 shared votes
28 Aye 29 No
14 Aye 35 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 49 shared votes
35 Aye 14 No
25 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 45 shared votes
20 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 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
76.7 %
4 % above average
Rank 274 of 649
1,896
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,805
2,354 eligible divisions
905
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,005
55.7 % of votes cast
991
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
800
44.3 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.3 % of votes cast
34 years, 3 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

73
-2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 649
Appearances
43
-32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 649
104
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 649
Contributions
44
-89.3 vs Commons average
Rank 512 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
£1,991,058
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£259,636
15 % above average
10
6 registered categories
Registered interests
5
1 registered category
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
Defence
68 of 71 votes
Migration
156 of 169 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Trade
80 of 89 votes
#3
Housing
58 of 66 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 43 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 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
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
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
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
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