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Sir John Whittingdale vs Rebecca Paul

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
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Photograph of Rebecca Paul
Rebecca Paul
Con Reigate

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Rebecca Paul voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 252 shared comparable votes.

252 same votes 0 different votes 252 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
26 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No
10 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No
10 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 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
78.5 %
5 % above average
Rank 246 of 648
1,868
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
413
526 eligible divisions
884
47.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
178
43.1 % of votes cast
984
52.7 % of votes cast
No votes
235
56.9 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % 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
65
+4.6 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 648
77
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 648
Contributions
101
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 231 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
£124,847
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£124,847
45 % below average
9
6 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
156 of 169 votes
#2
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Trade
80 of 88 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 65 votes
#4
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Defence
49 of 59 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 23 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
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API