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Sir Bernard Jenkin vs James Murray

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

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Sir Bernard Jenkin
Con Harwich and North Essex
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James Murray
Lab Ealing North

Voting alignment

Sir Bernard Jenkin and James Murray voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 966 shared comparable votes.

50 same votes 916 different votes 966 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
16 Aye 20 No
Trade 11% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 15 No
Benefits 7% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
19 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 21 No
Energy 6% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
18 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 28 No
Housing 0% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 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
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 348 of 649
1,893
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,217
1,658 eligible divisions
897
47.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
647
53.2% of votes cast
996
52.6% of votes cast
No votes
570
46.8% of votes cast
21
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

126
+43.7 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 649
Appearances
97
+14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 649
193
+49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 649
Contributions
757
+613.5 vs Commons average
Rank 6 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
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£260,047
15% above average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30% above average
9
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Migration
158 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 54 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#4
Migration
132 of 154 votes
Trade
81 of 91 votes
#5
Education
58 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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