Sir John Whittingdale

Voting Patterns

He shows very high party loyalty (99%) and above-average attendance (78%). His voting record across policy areas is mixed: he generally supports stricter immigration controls and asylum policy, including the Rwanda deportation scheme, but votes on domestic issues such as Universal Credit, NHS funding, bus services, VAT, transgender rights, trade unions, and prison sentencing are varied. He has also occasionally broken with his party on constitutional and Brexit-related matters, reflecting independent votes on several notable occasions.

Notable Positions

• Voted AYE on Committee on Standards Motion (2023), against his party line
• Voted NO on Public Order Bill: Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 5 (2023), contrary to party AYE
• Voted NO on That this House agrees with Lords Amendments 2 to 18 to the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill (2019-07-18), party voted AYE
• Voted NO on Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill: Committee of the Whole House New Clause 10 (Creasy) (2019-07-09), party voted AYE
• Voted NO on Motion under section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019 (2019-04-09), party voted AYE

Financial Interests

He has 11 declared financial interests, including gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK and other sources, visits outside the UK, land and property, and a family member engaged in third-party lobbying.