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Sir Bernard Jenkin vs Jim Shannon

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 Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Sir Bernard Jenkin and Jim Shannon voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 1,632 shared comparable votes.

1,288 same votes 344 different votes 1,632 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
71 Aye 129 No
Brexit / EU 94% aligned 200 shared votes
70 Aye 130 No
20 Aye 25 No
Energy 93% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
87 Aye 145 No
Tax 88% aligned 232 shared votes
100 Aye 132 No
20 Aye 41 No
Education 87% aligned 61 shared votes
22 Aye 39 No
28 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 86% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
81 Aye 38 No
Migration 54% aligned 119 shared votes
76 Aye 43 No
18 Aye 24 No
Benefits 55% aligned 42 shared votes
15 Aye 27 No
18 Aye 22 No
Housing 58% aligned 40 shared votes
29 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 58% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 28 No
Foreign Affairs 63% aligned 43 shared votes
15 Aye 28 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
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 90 of 649
1,881
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
890
47.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
991
52.7 % of votes cast
No votes
975
48.4 % of votes cast
21
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2 % of votes cast
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

114
+36.1 vs Commons average
Rank 111 of 650
Appearances
1,221
+1143.1 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
167
+28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 157 of 650
Contributions
1,524
+1385.7 vs Commons average
Rank 3 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
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£260,047
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30 % above average
9
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
205 of 211 votes
Migration
158 of 171 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Trade
81 of 91 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival 15 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
No
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Devolution / Local Government Tax
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Government amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 2 13 Nov 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
No
Sentencing Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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