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Sir John Whittingdale vs Sarah Gibson

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


Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Sarah Gibson voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 219 shared comparable votes.

170 same votes 49 different votes 219 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
21 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
4 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No
2 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 11 No
Education 94% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 90% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 6 No
Benefits 44% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 1 No
Energy 67% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
7 Aye 4 No
Transport 73% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 75% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

80.2%
8% above average
Rank 191 of 650
Participation
61.8%
11% below average
Rank 556 of 650
1,938
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
390
631 eligible divisions
929
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
211
54.1% of votes cast
1,009
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
179
45.9% of votes cast
12
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

86
-8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
Appearances
33
-61.5 vs Commons average
Rank 575 of 650
121
-43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 329 of 650
Contributions
43
-121.5 vs Commons average
Rank 559 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
£230,135
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8% above average
Latest expenses
£230,135
2% above average
9
5 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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
205 of 212 votes
#1
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Trade
85 of 94 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#4
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
46 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API