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Sir John Whittingdale vs Sir Geoffrey Cox

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


Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Sir Geoffrey Cox voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,434 shared comparable votes.

1,424 same votes 10 different votes 1,434 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
76 Aye 119 No
Tax 100% aligned 195 shared votes
76 Aye 119 No
38 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 68 shared votes
38 Aye 30 No
35 Aye 24 No
Transport 100% aligned 59 shared votes
35 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 44 No
Education 100% aligned 57 shared votes
13 Aye 44 No
23 Aye 24 No
Defence 100% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
58 Aye 111 No
Brexit / EU 96% aligned 169 shared votes
61 Aye 108 No
83 Aye 41 No
Migration 99% aligned 124 shared votes
82 Aye 42 No
75 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 141 shared votes
76 Aye 65 No
76 Aye 119 No
Tax 100% aligned 195 shared votes
76 Aye 119 No
38 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 68 shared votes
38 Aye 30 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 186 of 650
Participation
65.9%
6% below average
Rank 496 of 650
1,922
2,392 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,577
2,392 eligible divisions
919
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
744
47.2% of votes cast
1,003
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
833
52.8% of votes cast
12
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

78
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
Appearances
14
-72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 613 of 650
112
-39.4 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 650
Contributions
22
-129.4 vs Commons average
Rank 607 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
£2,716,834
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8% above average
Latest expenses
£264,705
17% above average
9
5 registered categories
Registered interests
16
3 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
173 of 211 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
48 of 60 votes
Trade
85 of 94 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 94 votes
#4
Migration
126 of 171 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Defence
52 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

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