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Sir John Whittingdale vs Sammy Wilson

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 Sammy Wilson
Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Sammy Wilson voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 1,235 shared comparable votes.

962 same votes 273 different votes 1,235 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
10 Aye 3 No
Housing 100% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 96% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 94% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
68 Aye 124 No
Brexit / EU 92% aligned 192 shared votes
69 Aye 123 No
17 Aye 17 No
Energy 91% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 20 No
Benefits 53% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
67 Aye 25 No
Migration 60% aligned 92 shared votes
58 Aye 34 No
21 Aye 19 No
Defence 60% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 62% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
69 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 66% aligned 122 shared votes
75 Aye 47 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

80.7 %
8 % above average
Rank 190 of 650
Participation
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 560 of 650
1,896
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,452
2,349 eligible divisions
905
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
721
49.7 % of votes cast
991
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
731
50.3 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % of votes cast
34 years, 2 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

74
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 650
Appearances
101
+30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 117 of 650
105
-20.8 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 650
Contributions
139
+13.2 vs Commons average
Rank 179 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
£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,082
11 % above average
10
6 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
195 of 211 votes
Migration
156 of 169 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Trade
80 of 89 votes
#3
Trade
68 of 89 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 70 votes
Defence
59 of 70 votes
#5
Energy
47 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill: Instruction (Scotland) 29 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Rwanda Bill motion to disagree with Lords amendment 10F 22 Apr 2024
No
Aye
Safety of Rwanda Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 10D 17 Apr 2024
No
Aye
That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment 10B 15 Apr 2024
No
No
Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [Lords]: New Clause 4 19 Mar 2024
Trade
Aye
Aye
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 10 18 Mar 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 8 18 Mar 2024
Migration
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API