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Alison Bennett vs Sir Bernard Jenkin

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

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Alison Bennett
LD Mid Sussex
vs
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Sir Bernard Jenkin
Con Harwich and North Essex

Voting alignment

Alison Bennett and Sir Bernard Jenkin voted the same way 74% of the time, based on 271 shared comparable votes.

201 same votes 70 different votes 271 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
25 Aye 40 No
Tax 95% aligned 65 shared votes
22 Aye 43 No
12 Aye 17 No
Education 93% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
5 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 89% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 82% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
21 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 78% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 3 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 29% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 29% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

71.5%
1% below average
Rank 392 of 649
Participation
79.7%
7% above average
Rank 204 of 649
422
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,893
2,376 eligible divisions
226
53.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
897
47.4% of votes cast
196
46.4% of votes cast
No votes
996
52.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

135
+52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 87 of 649
Appearances
126
+43.7 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 649
157
+13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 649
Contributions
193
+49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£141,775
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,529,411
all imported IPSA years
£141,775
37% below average
Latest expenses
£260,047
15% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 registered categories
2
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Migration
158 of 171 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#3
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Education
40 of 50 votes
#5
Trade
81 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
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