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Dr Al Pinkerton vs Sir Bernard Jenkin

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

Photograph of Dr Al Pinkerton
Dr Al Pinkerton
LD Surrey Heath
vs
Photograph of Sir Bernard Jenkin
Sir Bernard Jenkin
Con Harwich and North Essex

Voting alignment

Dr Al Pinkerton and Sir Bernard Jenkin voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 257 shared comparable votes.

208 same votes 49 different votes 257 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
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
26 Aye 40 No
Tax 95% aligned 66 shared votes
23 Aye 43 No
4 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 94% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 17 No
Education 93% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 82% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 1 No
Energy 33% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 67% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
0 Aye 6 No
Benefits 67% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

68.1%
4% below average
Rank 461 of 649
Participation
79.7%
7% above average
Rank 204 of 649
402
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,893
2,376 eligible divisions
208
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
897
47.4% of votes cast
194
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
996
52.6% of votes cast
13
3.2% 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

165
+82.8 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 649
Appearances
126
+43.8 vs Commons average
Rank 101 of 649
192
+48.7 vs Commons average
Rank 141 of 649
Contributions
193
+49.7 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£189,783
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,529,411
all imported IPSA years
£189,783
16% below average
Latest expenses
£260,047
15% above average
3
1 registered category
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
23 of 24 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Education
43 of 50 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
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#5
Trade
81 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
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