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Sir John Whittingdale vs Sir James Cleverly

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


Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Sir James Cleverly voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,464 shared comparable votes.

1,455 same votes 9 different votes 1,464 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
75 Aye 113 No
Tax 100% aligned 188 shared votes
75 Aye 113 No
68 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 128 shared votes
68 Aye 60 No
64 Aye 28 No
Migration 100% aligned 92 shared votes
64 Aye 28 No
36 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 68 shared votes
36 Aye 32 No
39 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 67 shared votes
39 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
64 Aye 125 No
Brexit / EU 96% aligned 189 shared votes
68 Aye 121 No
75 Aye 113 No
Tax 100% aligned 188 shared votes
75 Aye 113 No
68 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 128 shared votes
68 Aye 60 No
64 Aye 28 No
Migration 100% aligned 92 shared votes
64 Aye 28 No
36 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 68 shared votes
36 Aye 32 No

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

Voting record

80.3%
8% above average
Rank 187 of 650
Participation
69.7%
3% below average
Rank 433 of 650
1,920
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,667
2,390 eligible divisions
918
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
782
46.9% of votes cast
1,002
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
885
53.1% of votes cast
12
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

78
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
Appearances
47
-39.9 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 650
112
-39.4 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 650
Contributions
92
-59.4 vs Commons average
Rank 380 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
£2,020,933
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8% above average
Latest expenses
£266,795
18% above average
9
5 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
191 of 211 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Trade
85 of 94 votes
#3
Trade
76 of 94 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
53 of 70 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