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Sir John Whittingdale vs Rushanara Ali

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 Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali
Lab Bethnal Green and Stepney

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Rushanara Ali voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,484 shared comparable votes.

61 same votes 1,423 different votes 1,484 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
5 Aye 15 No
Digital / Online Safety 5% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
18 Aye 24 No
Energy 5% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 31 No
Benefits 4% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No
35 Aye 37 No
Trade 4% aligned 72 shared votes
40 Aye 32 No
15 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 4% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 27 No
Transport 0% aligned 59 shared votes
27 Aye 32 No
18 Aye 35 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 53 shared votes
35 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 45 shared votes
20 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 24 No
Housing 0% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 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 187 of 649
Participation
76.3%
4% above average
Rank 280 of 649
1,913
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,812
2,376 eligible divisions
915
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,025
56.6% of votes cast
998
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
787
43.4% of votes cast
12
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
20
1.1% of votes cast
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

78
-5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 649
Appearances
47
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 649
112
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 649
Contributions
44
-101.9 vs Commons average
Rank 534 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
£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8% above average
Latest expenses
£325,502
44% above average
9
5 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
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
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Trade
82 of 91 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#4
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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 Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
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