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Sir John Whittingdale vs Shivani Raja

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 Shivani Raja
Shivani Raja
Con Leicester East

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Shivani Raja voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 264 shared comparable votes.

264 same votes 0 different votes 264 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
25 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
25 Aye 31 No
6 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
25 Aye 31 No
6 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 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
63.4%
9% below average
Rank 536 of 649
1,913
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
374
590 eligible divisions
915
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
187
50.0% of votes cast
998
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
187
50.0% 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, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

79
-5.8 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 650
Appearances
17
-67.8 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 650
113
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 650
Contributions
19
-128.7 vs Commons average
Rank 609 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
£205,066
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8% above average
Latest expenses
£205,066
9% below average
9
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 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
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Defence
29 of 34 votes
Trade
82 of 91 votes
#3
Housing
27 of 32 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Transport
22 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API