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Sir John Whittingdale vs Tracy Gilbert

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 Tracy Gilbert
Tracy Gilbert
Lab Edinburgh North and Leith

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Tracy Gilbert voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 263 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 258 different votes 263 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
4 Aye 12 No
Benefits 19% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
14 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
36 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
37 Aye 36 No
10 Aye 24 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
24 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
37 Aye 36 No
10 Aye 24 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
24 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

80.7 %
8 % above average
Rank 190 of 650
Participation
77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 270 of 650
1,896
2,350 eligible divisions
Total votes
435
564 eligible divisions
905
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
220
50.6 % of votes cast
991
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
215
49.4 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.9 % of votes cast
34 years, 2 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

74
+2.6 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 650
Appearances
47
-24.4 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 650
105
-21.8 vs Commons average
Rank 257 of 650
Contributions
54
-72.8 vs Commons average
Rank 463 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
£204,572
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£204,572
10 % below average
10
6 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
156 of 169 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Trade
80 of 89 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#4
Work / Employment
35 of 37 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Education
46 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API