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Sir Bernard Jenkin vs Ian Lavery

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
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Sir Bernard Jenkin and Ian Lavery voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,478 shared comparable votes.

67 same votes 1,411 different votes 1,478 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
17 Aye 23 No
Benefits 8% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
31 Aye 35 No
Trade 6% aligned 66 shared votes
33 Aye 33 No
58 Aye 112 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 170 shared votes
110 Aye 60 No
98 Aye 43 No
Migration 4% aligned 141 shared votes
39 Aye 102 No
73 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 137 shared votes
63 Aye 74 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 33 No
Transport 0% aligned 63 shared votes
33 Aye 30 No
28 Aye 32 No
Defence 0% aligned 60 shared votes
32 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
31 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 45 shared votes
14 Aye 31 No
15 Aye 28 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 43 shared votes
28 Aye 15 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
76.3%
4% above average
Rank 278 of 649
1,893
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,813
2,376 eligible divisions
897
47.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,004
55.4% of votes cast
996
52.6% of votes cast
No votes
809
44.6% of votes cast
21
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

126
+43.7 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 649
Appearances
84
+1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 649
193
+49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 649
Contributions
110
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 307 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
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£260,047
15% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
9
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Migration
158 of 171 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#4
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes
Trade
81 of 91 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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