The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Tuesday 1 September 2026.

Compare

Sir John Whittingdale vs Sarah Pochin

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


Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Sarah Pochin voted the same way 95% of the time, based on 120 shared comparable votes.

114 same votes 6 different votes 120 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
9 Aye 6 No
Tax 100% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
0 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 15 shared votes
0 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 4 No
Benefits 100% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 1 No
Transport 86% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 10 No
Housing 93% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 94% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 6 No
Tax 100% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
0 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 15 shared votes
0 Aye 15 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 192 of 649
Participation
56.8 %
16 % below average
Rank 598 of 649
1,901
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
221
389 eligible divisions
908
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
97
43.9 % of votes cast
993
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
124
56.1 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
7
3.2 % of votes cast
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
1 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 2025

Debates

74
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650
Appearances
96
+18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 650
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 650
Contributions
115
-23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 248 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
£0
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8 % above average
Latest expenses
n/a
average unavailable
10
6 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 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
Trade
7 of 7 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
82 of 91 votes
#3
Housing
22 of 24 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 10 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Energy
6 of 8 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API