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Sir Bernard Jenkin vs Blake Stephenson

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


Voting alignment

Sir Bernard Jenkin and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 335 shared comparable votes.

334 same votes 1 different votes 335 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
31 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
31 Aye 44 No
22 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 90% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
31 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
31 Aye 44 No
22 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

79.7%
7% above average
Rank 204 of 649
Participation
71.4%
1% below average
Rank 397 of 649
1,893
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
421
590 eligible divisions
897
47.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
191
45.4% of votes cast
996
52.6% of votes cast
No votes
230
54.6% of votes cast
21
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

126
+42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 649
Appearances
85
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 649
193
+47.1 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 649
Contributions
165
+19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,529,411
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£260,047
15% above average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10% below average
9
5 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
1
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
205 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
158 of 171 votes
#2
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
#4
Tax
92 of 112 votes
Trade
81 of 91 votes
#5
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API