MP Scorecard
Sir John Whittingdale
Conservative · Maldon · MP since 09 Apr 1992
Majority 6,906 of a 78,282 electorate (8.8%) at the last election, per the Members API.
Participation, with the denominator
Recorded as voting in 342 of the 575 Commons divisions in our archive from this Parliament (since 9 July 2024, its first sitting day). An absence is not an abstention - ministers, tellers, paired members and members with other duties do not appear in a division list. The number states what the record shows; it does not grade anyone.
The party record, with the split
Of the 342 votes cast, 342 matched the majority of their own party’s voters in that division and 0 opposed it. Of those, 0 went against a clear party line - four or more of their party’s voters to one on the other side. Parliament does not publish whip instructions, so a free vote where a party splits (and voting with a small minority of colleagues) is visible in the split itself. “Party” means the party recorded against their name in that division list at the time. The split is the record; what it means is your call.
Votes on the record (30 most recent in the archive)
- Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots15 Jul 2026 · division 60 · Ayes 330, Noes 109no
- Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 202615 Jul 2026 · division 59 · Ayes 330, Noes 109no
- Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1914 Jul 2026 · division 58 · Ayes 104, Noes 412aye
- Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026 · division 57 · Ayes 102, Noes 409aye
- Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading13 Jul 2026 · division 54 · Ayes 97, Noes 358aye
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 501 Jul 2026 · division 48 · Ayes 177, Noes 308aye
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 401 Jul 2026 · division 47 · Ayes 173, Noes 282aye
- Draft Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 202601 Jul 2026 · division 45 · Ayes 318, Noes 107no
- Draft Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 202601 Jul 2026 · division 44 · Ayes 322, Noes 107no
- Opposition Day: Puberty blockers23 Jun 2026 · division 39 · Ayes 112, Noes 283aye
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment23 Jun 2026 · division 38 · Ayes 294, Noes 110no
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness23 Jun 2026 · division 37 · Ayes 108, Noes 307aye
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1122 Jun 2026 · division 36 · Ayes 171, Noes 322aye
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1122 Jun 2026 · division 34 · Ayes 104, Noes 391aye
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 422 Jun 2026 · division 33 · Ayes 164, Noes 311aye
- National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 317 Jun 2026 · division 32 · Ayes 144, Noes 244aye
- National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 1317 Jun 2026 · division 31 · Ayes 135, Noes 258aye
- National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 817 Jun 2026 · division 30 · Ayes 143, Noes 249aye
- National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 317 Jun 2026 · division 29 · Ayes 85, Noes 317aye
- National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion17 Jun 2026 · division 28 · Ayes 233, Noes 94no
- Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 202616 Jun 2026 · division 27 · Ayes 262, Noes 86no
- Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 316 Jun 2026 · division 26 · Ayes 162, Noes 246aye
- Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1416 Jun 2026 · division 25 · Ayes 151, Noes 258aye
- Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival15 Jun 2026 · division 23 · Ayes 24, Noes 37aye
- Railways Bill: Third Reading10 Jun 2026 · division 22 · Ayes 278, Noes 149no
- Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 14810 Jun 2026 · division 21 · Ayes 155, Noes 279aye
- Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 14310 Jun 2026 · division 20 · Ayes 167, Noes 266aye
- Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 202609 Jun 2026 · division 18 · Ayes 356, Noes 86no
- Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 409 Jun 2026 · division 17 · Ayes 157, Noes 287aye
- Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 1209 Jun 2026 · division 16 · Ayes 94, Noes 297aye