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

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)

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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2 AYE

Armed Forces Bill Report Stage

2 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

2 AYE

Railways Bill Remaining Stages

2 votes · 10 Jun 2026

3 AYE

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee

3 votes · 9 Jun 2026

2 AYE

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee

2 votes · 8 Jun 2026

3 AYE

Armed Forces Bill Committee

3 votes · 2 Jun 2026

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

Police: Biometrics

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to hold roundtable discussions on the police's use of facial recognition technology; and who will attend the roundtable discussion

AnsweredHome Office26 Nov 2024

Police: Biometrics

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to introduce legislation to govern the use of facial recognition technology by the police.

AnsweredHome Office26 Nov 2024

Information Commissioner's Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 18 October 2024 to Question 8499 on Information Commission, what implications for the Digital Informatio

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology21 Oct 2024

Emergency Calls: Voice over Internet Protocol

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Office on the potential impact of the planned switch from

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology21 Oct 2024

Government Departments: Telecommunications

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 18 October 2024 to Question 8503 on Government Departments: Telecommunications, whether he plans to meet

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology21 Oct 2024

Digital Technology: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2024 to Question 8498 on Digital Technology: Disadvantaged, what steps he is taking to tackle

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology21 Oct 2024

Data Protection: UK Relations with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 18 October 2024 to Question 8500 on Data Protection and Digital Information Bill, whether he plans to ha

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology21 Oct 2024

Adoption

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will issue a formal public apology on historic forced adoptions on behalf of the Government.

AnsweredDepartment for Education14 Oct 2024

Fire and Rescue Services: Police

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will repeal the Section 37 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 prohibiting police officers serving while off duty as on-call firefigh

AnsweredHome Office14 Oct 2024

Project Gigabit: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much and what proportion of funding for Project Gigabit has yet to be (a) allocated and (b) spent.

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology9 Oct 2024
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