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Priti Patel vs Sir Bernard Jenkin

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

Photograph of Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham
vs
Photograph of Sir Bernard Jenkin
Sir Bernard Jenkin
Con Harwich and North Essex

Voting alignment

Priti Patel and Sir Bernard Jenkin voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,317 shared comparable votes.

1,310 same votes 7 different votes 1,317 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
72 Aye 124 No
Tax 100% aligned 196 shared votes
72 Aye 124 No
65 Aye 122 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 187 shared votes
65 Aye 122 No
74 Aye 31 No
Migration 100% aligned 105 shared votes
74 Aye 31 No
18 Aye 40 No
Education 100% aligned 58 shared votes
18 Aye 40 No
29 Aye 22 No
Transport 100% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 36 No
Trade 94% aligned 71 shared votes
33 Aye 38 No
5 Aye 13 No
Environment / Climate 94% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
62 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 117 shared votes
61 Aye 56 No
72 Aye 124 No
Tax 100% aligned 196 shared votes
72 Aye 124 No
65 Aye 122 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 187 shared votes
65 Aye 122 No

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

Voting record

61.9%
11% below average
Rank 556 of 650
Participation
79.6%
7% above average
Rank 204 of 650
1,487
2,404 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,914
2,404 eligible divisions
679
45.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
910
47.5% of votes cast
808
54.3% of votes cast
No votes
1,004
52.5% of votes cast
14
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.1% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

70
-17.8 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 650
Appearances
127
+39.2 vs Commons average
Rank 115 of 650
96
-57.1 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 650
Contributions
217
+63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,529,411
all imported IPSA years
£244,429
8% above average
Latest expenses
£260,047
15% above average
12
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 registered categories
12
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

Brexit / EU
189 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Trade
73 of 94 votes
#2
Migration
158 of 171 votes
Housing
52 of 67 votes
#3
Defence
65 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Tax
218 of 324 votes
#5
Trade
84 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Holocaust Memorial Bill Committee: New Clause 1 22 May 2024
Aye rebel
No rebel
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Trade Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 3C and 3D and disagree to Lords Amendment 3E 22 Mar 2021
Trade
No rebel
No
Trade Bill: Amendment (a) to the motion to insist on Amendments 3C and 3D and disagree with Lords Amendment 3E 22 Mar 2021
Trade
Aye rebel
Aye
Trade Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2B and to Lords Amendment 3B and propose amendments (a) and (b) in lieu 9 Feb 2021
Trade
No rebel
Aye
Trade Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 3 19 Jan 2021
Trade
No rebel
Aye
UK participation in the EU Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust): Post-adoption opt-in decision 16 Jan 2019
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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