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Sir John Whittingdale vs Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

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


Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,679 shared comparable votes.

1,662 same votes 17 different votes 1,679 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
97 Aye 129 No
Tax 100% aligned 226 shared votes
97 Aye 129 No
110 Aye 38 No
Migration 100% aligned 148 shared votes
110 Aye 38 No
36 Aye 40 No
Trade 100% aligned 76 shared votes
36 Aye 40 No
17 Aye 45 No
Education 100% aligned 62 shared votes
17 Aye 45 No
28 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 55 shared votes
28 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 24 No
NHS / Health 95% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
67 Aye 126 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 193 shared votes
69 Aye 124 No
84 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 155 shared votes
85 Aye 70 No
97 Aye 129 No
Tax 100% aligned 226 shared votes
97 Aye 129 No
110 Aye 38 No
Migration 100% aligned 148 shared votes
110 Aye 38 No

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

Voting record

80.4%
8% above average
Rank 189 of 650
Participation
80.2%
8% above average
Rank 195 of 650
1,920
2,388 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,915
2,388 eligible divisions
918
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
911
47.6% of votes cast
1,002
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
1,004
52.4% of votes cast
12
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3% of votes cast
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

78
-8.4 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 650
Appearances
39
-47.4 vs Commons average
Rank 521 of 650
112
-38.6 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 650
Contributions
53
-97.6 vs Commons average
Rank 509 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
£2,311,579
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8% above average
Latest expenses
£252,269
12% above average
9
5 registered categories
Registered interests
8
6 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
197 of 211 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
56 of 60 votes
Trade
85 of 94 votes
#3
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#4
Migration
155 of 171 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
63 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API