Sir John Whittingdale

MP since 9 Apr 1992

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The Rt Hon Sir John Whittingdale is the Conservative MP for Maldon, and has been an MP continually since 9 April 1992.

1900

Votes Cast

N/A

Expenses

6,906

Majority

38.9%

Vote Share

Expenses

No expense data available.

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 49,841 voters

Conservative
19,374 votes38.9%
Reform UK
12,468 votes25.0%
Labour
9,817 votes19.7%
Liberal Democrat
5,882 votes11.8%
Green Party
2,300 votes4.6%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

55

Written Questions

29

Oral Questions

118

Debates Spoken In

215

Speeches

342

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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2 AYE

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 14 Jul 2026

2 AYE

Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee

2 votes · 1 Jul 2026

3 AYE

Armed Forces Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 22 Jun 2026

4 AYE

National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee

4 votes · 17 Jun 2026

2 AYE

Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages

2 votes · 16 Jun 2026

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Financial Interests(12)

Visits outside the UK

Doha Forum

£5,555
Name of donor
Doha Forum
Address of donor
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Almirqab Tower, West Bay, Doha Qatar
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
Flights (£5,555), accommodation and hospitality (£600), value £6,155
Destination of visit
Qatar (Doha)
Dates of visit
5 December 2025 to 8 December 2025
Purpose of visit
To participate in the Doha Forum 2025 on diplomacy and dialogue including meetings with Qatari Ministers, and Ministers and Parliamentarians of other participating countries, in my capacity as a Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee.

Registered 18 December 2025

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

NBC Universal International

Two tickets with hospitality to the EE BAFTA Film Awards

22 February 2026 to 22 February 2026

£4,400
Name of donor
NBC Universal International
Address of donor
Central Saint Giles, St Giles High Street, London WC2H 8NU
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Two tickets with hospitality to the EE BAFTA Film Awards, value £4,400
Date received
22 February 2026 to 22 February 2026
Date accepted
22 February 2026
Donor status
company, registration 04415234

Registered 3 March 2026

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Channel Four TV Corporation

Two tickets with hospitality to the EE BAFTA Film Awards

16 February 2025

£4,000
Name of donor
Channel Four TV Corporation
Address of donor
124 Horseferry Road, London SW1P 2TX
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Two tickets with hospitality to the EE BAFTA Film Awards, value £4,000
Date received
16 February 2025
Date accepted
16 February 2025
Donor status
company, registration 01533774

Registered 4 March 2025

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Betting & Gaming Council

Two tickets and hospitality at Ascot Races

19 June 2025

£3,600
Name of donor
Betting & Gaming Council
Address of donor
Kings Building, 16 Smith Square, London SW1P 3HQ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Two tickets and hospitality at Ascot Races, value £3,600
Date received
19 June 2025
Date accepted
19 June 2025
Donor status
company, registration 12213577

Registered 26 June 2025

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

BPI (British Recorded Music) Ltd

Two tickets with hospitality to the BRIT Awards at Manchester Co-Op Live

28 February 2026 to 28 February 2026

£3,430
Name of donor
BPI (British Recorded Music) Ltd
Address of donor
Unit 4/4a, Tileyard Studios, Tileyard Road, London N7 9AH
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Two tickets with hospitality to the BRIT Awards at Manchester Co-Op Live, value £3,430
Date received
28 February 2026 to 28 February 2026
Date accepted
28 February 2026
Donor status
company, registration 01132389

Registered 4 March 2026

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Sir in Parliament

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps she is taking to promote UK soft power.

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office10 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the provisions enabling AI Sandboxes in the Regulating for Growth Bill will include protections for UK Intellectual Proper

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology19 May 2026

Tennis: Maldon

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of providing funding for covered tennis and padel facilities in Maldon const

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport13 Mar 2026

Tax Avoidance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department will extend the discount under Loan Charge settlement plan to schemes used before December 2010.

AnsweredTreasury3 Mar 2026

Streaming: Age

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the findings in Ofcom's Review of Audience Protection Measures on On-Demand Programme Services regarding pub

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport20 Jan 2026

Streaming: Age

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to encourage greater consistency in age ratings and content warnings across streaming services to help p

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport20 Jan 2026

Highway Code: Publicity

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to increase public awareness of changes to the Highway Code made in the last 4 years.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport8 Jan 2026

Tufan Erhürman

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to meet the newly elected President of the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus.

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office20 Nov 2025

Cyprus: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of whether the recent presidential election in the Turkish Republic of No

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office20 Nov 2025

Wealth

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will amend the Financial Promotions Order to remove the exemption for self-certified sophisticated investors.

AnsweredTreasury20 Nov 2025
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