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Sir Keir Starmer vs Sir John Whittingdale

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

Photograph of Sir Keir Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer
Lab Holborn and St Pancras
vs
Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Sir Keir Starmer and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 806 shared comparable votes.

41 same votes 765 different votes 806 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
6 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 6 No
Energy 10% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 5% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
101 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 158 shared votes
55 Aye 103 No
21 Aye 39 No
Migration 5% aligned 60 shared votes
36 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 28 No
Trade 0% aligned 48 shared votes
28 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 20 No
Transport 0% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 13 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

38.4 %
35 % below average
Rank 633 of 647
Participation
80.8 %
8 % above average
Rank 196 of 647
893
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,877
2,323 eligible divisions
545
61.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
891
47.5 % of votes cast
348
39.0 % of votes cast
No votes
986
52.5 % of votes cast
2
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
34 years, 2 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

44
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 647
Appearances
67
+3.3 vs Commons average
Rank 214 of 647
1,405
+1291.2 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 647
Contributions
85
-28.8 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,930,144
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£232,065
3 % above average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8 % above average
15
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
6 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
161 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Trade
51 of 88 votes
#2
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Environment / Climate
25 of 45 votes
#3
Trade
80 of 88 votes
Foreign Affairs
37 of 69 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Transport
42 of 91 votes
#5
Defence
49 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 16 Jan 2023
Tax
No
Aye
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Aye
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Aye
Health Regulations (Face Coverings) SI No 1400 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Aye
Motion No. 4 - Health Protection (Coronavirus, restrictions) (Self-isolation) 30 Nov 2021
Aye
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