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Alice Macdonald vs Sir Bernard Jenkin

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Alice Macdonald
Alice Macdonald
Lab Norwich North
vs
Photograph of Sir Bernard Jenkin
Sir Bernard Jenkin
Con Harwich and North Essex

Voting alignment

Alice Macdonald and Sir Bernard Jenkin voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 305 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 298 different votes 305 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
6 Aye 6 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
19 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 44 shared votes
25 Aye 19 No
26 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
33 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
33 Aye 26 No
11 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

84.7 %
12 % above average
Rank 108 of 650
Participation
79.6 %
7 % above average
Rank 212 of 650
477
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,870
2,349 eligible divisions
234
49.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
886
47.4 % of votes cast
243
50.9 % of votes cast
No votes
984
52.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.1 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 2 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

38
-33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650
Appearances
84
+12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 178 of 650
45
-81.2 vs Commons average
Rank 507 of 650
Contributions
127
+0.8 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£186,253
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,529,411
all imported IPSA years
£186,253
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£260,047
15 % above average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Defence
64 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Crime / Justice
60 of 61 votes
#5
Trade
79 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API