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Rebecca Smith vs Sir Bernard Jenkin

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

Photograph of Rebecca Smith
Rebecca Smith
Con South West Devon
vs
Photograph of Sir Bernard Jenkin
Sir Bernard Jenkin
Con Harwich and North Essex

Voting alignment

Rebecca Smith and Sir Bernard Jenkin voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 300 shared comparable votes.

300 same votes 0 different votes 300 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
28 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
28 Aye 36 No
22 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
8 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
28 Aye 36 No
22 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
8 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

70.5%
2% below average
Rank 419 of 649
Participation
79.7%
7% above average
Rank 204 of 649
416
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,893
2,376 eligible divisions
196
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
897
47.4% of votes cast
220
52.9% 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, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

150
+66.4 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
Appearances
126
+42.4 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 650
268
+122.3 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 650
Contributions
193
+47.3 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£213,132
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,529,411
all imported IPSA years
£213,132
6% below average
Latest expenses
£260,047
15% above average
5
4 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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#2
Migration
158 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#3
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Tax
88 of 112 votes
#5
Trade
81 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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