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Sir Bernard Jenkin vs Edward Argar

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

Photograph of Sir Bernard Jenkin
Sir Bernard Jenkin
Con Harwich and North Essex
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Photograph of Edward Argar
Edward Argar
Con Melton and Syston

Voting alignment

Sir Bernard Jenkin and Edward Argar voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,823 shared comparable votes.

1,802 same votes 21 different votes 1,823 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
91 Aye 157 No
Tax 100% aligned 248 shared votes
91 Aye 157 No
109 Aye 46 No
Migration 100% aligned 155 shared votes
109 Aye 46 No
38 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 73 shared votes
38 Aye 35 No
20 Aye 46 No
Education 100% aligned 66 shared votes
20 Aye 46 No
31 Aye 33 No
Defence 100% aligned 64 shared votes
31 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
73 Aye 130 No
Brexit / EU 95% aligned 203 shared votes
78 Aye 125 No
37 Aye 41 No
Trade 95% aligned 78 shared votes
39 Aye 39 No
21 Aye 17 No
Environment / Climate 97% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
89 Aye 85 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 174 shared votes
90 Aye 84 No
91 Aye 157 No
Tax 100% aligned 248 shared votes
91 Aye 157 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 203 of 649
Participation
90.2 %
18 % above average
Rank 17 of 649
1,881
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,130
2,361 eligible divisions
890
47.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,014
47.6 % of votes cast
991
52.7 % of votes cast
No votes
1,116
52.4 % of votes cast
21
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1 % of votes cast
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

114
+36.1 vs Commons average
Rank 111 of 650
Appearances
82
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 650
167
+28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 157 of 650
Contributions
128
-10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,529,411
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,201,891
all imported IPSA years
£260,047
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£201,413
11 % below average
9
5 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Brexit / EU
209 of 211 votes
Migration
158 of 171 votes
#2
Migration
164 of 171 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 43 votes
Trade
81 of 91 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Holocaust Memorial Bill Committee: New Clause 1 22 May 2024
No
Aye rebel
Standards Code of Conduct amendment (a) 12 Dec 2022
No
No rebel
Environment Bill: Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 45 20 Oct 2021
Environment / Climate
Aye
No rebel
Trade Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 3C and 3D and disagree to Lords Amendment 3E 22 Mar 2021
Trade
Aye
Aye rebel
Trade Bill: Amendment (a) to the motion to insist on Amendments 3C and 3D and disagree with Lords Amendment 3E 22 Mar 2021
Trade
No
No rebel
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
Aye
No rebel
Trade Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 3 19 Jan 2021
Trade
Aye
No rebel
Motion under section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019 9 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
Motion to agree to Lords Amendment 5 to the EU (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill 8 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye
Aye rebel
Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 5 to the EU (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill 8 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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