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Sir John Whittingdale vs Steff Aquarone

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 Steff Aquarone
Steff Aquarone
LD North Norfolk

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Steff Aquarone voted the same way 84% of the time, based on 237 shared comparable votes.

198 same votes 39 different votes 237 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
24 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
24 Aye 33 No
7 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No
3 Aye 9 No
Housing 92% aligned 12 shared votes
2 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 90% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 12 No
Benefits 67% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 74% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
2 Aye 2 No
Energy 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 75% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 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
70.6 %
2 % below average
Rank 414 of 649
1,901
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
406
575 eligible divisions
908
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
219
53.9 % of votes cast
993
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
187
46.1 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

74
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650
Appearances
87
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 650
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 650
Contributions
102
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 312 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
£253,205
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£253,205
12 % above average
10
6 registered categories
Registered interests
12
4 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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
82 of 91 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Housing
27 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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