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Tim Roca vs Sir John Whittingdale

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

Photograph of Tim Roca
Tim Roca
Lab Macclesfield
vs
Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Tim Roca and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 282 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 276 different votes 282 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 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 5 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
32 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
27 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
9 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
27 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
9 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

74.7%
2% above average
Rank 316 of 649
Participation
80.5%
8% above average
Rank 187 of 649
441
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,913
2,376 eligible divisions
234
53.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
915
47.8% of votes cast
207
46.9% of votes cast
No votes
998
52.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

58
-24.3 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 649
Appearances
77
-5.3 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 649
67
-76.5 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 649
Contributions
111
-32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 300 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£202,502
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£202,502
10% below average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
6 registered categories
0
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Education
46 of 50 votes
#3
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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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