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.
1912
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
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
59
Written Questions
30
Oral Questions
124
Debates Spoken In⚑
227
Speeches⚑
354
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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1912 votes — page 3 of 77
2 AYE2 NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address
4 votes · 20 May 2026
King's Speech Motion for an Address
4 votes · 20 May 2026
4 NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
4 votes · 27 Apr 2026
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
4 votes · 27 Apr 2026
8 NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
8 votes · 21 Apr 2026
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
8 votes · 21 Apr 2026
3 NOCrime and Policing Bill
3 votes · 20 Apr 2026
Crime and Policing Bill
3 votes · 20 Apr 2026
Financial Interests(12)
Visits outside the UK
Doha Forum
£5,555
Visits outside the UK
Doha Forum
- 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
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
- 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
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Channel Four TV Corporation
Two tickets with hospitality to the EE BAFTA Film Awards
16 February 2025
- 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
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Betting & Gaming Council
Two tickets and hospitality at Ascot Races
19 June 2025
- 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
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
- 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
Electronic Funds Transfer: Fraud
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department has taken through the (a) Financial Conduct Authority and (b) Payment Systems Regulator to establish the reasons for which banks have
Coronavirus: Grants
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of requiring repayment of covid business support grants that were (a) paid in error by local a
Coronavirus: Grants
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if his Department will review the policy requiring local authorities to claw back covid grant payments made in error where (a) significant periods
Local Government: Essex
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to reorganise local government in Essex.
Essex Mental Health Independent Inquiry
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects the Lampard Inquiry to report; and what steps he is taking to support the Inquiry.
Artificial Intelligence and Copyright
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will publish the (a) membership, (b) minutes and (c) Terms of Reference of the (i) working groups on AI and copyright and (i
Artificial Intelligence and Copyright
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, in what way he plans to appoint the Chairs of the technical sub-groups on (a) AI and (b) copyright; and what criteria will be used
Cancer: Medical Treatments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of cancer patients receive treatment within 62 days in (a) England and (b) Maldon constituency.
Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to publicise the need for vaccination against (a) influenza and (b) covid-19.
Seventy Ninth Group: Insolvency
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of Financial Conduct Authority support for victims of financial fraud in the context of the insolvency of 79
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