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Alistair Strathern vs Sir Bernard Jenkin

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

Photograph of Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin
vs
Photograph of Sir Bernard Jenkin
Sir Bernard Jenkin
Con Harwich and North Essex

Voting alignment

Alistair Strathern and Sir Bernard Jenkin voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 408 shared comparable votes.

13 same votes 395 different votes 408 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
7 Aye 6 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 27 No
Migration 11% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 11% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
21 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 89 shared votes
32 Aye 57 No
21 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 223 of 649
Participation
79.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 205 of 649
584
739 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,877
2,356 eligible divisions
302
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
888
47.3 % of votes cast
282
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
989
52.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
34 years, 3 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

62
-13.3 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 649
Appearances
101
+25.7 vs Commons average
Rank 137 of 649
71
-62.8 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 649
Contributions
153
+19.2 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£379,404
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,529,411
all imported IPSA years
£295,499
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£260,047
15 % above average
2
2 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

Benefits
31 of 31 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
158 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Energy
24 of 25 votes
#5
Trade
79 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
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
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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