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Sir Bernard Jenkin vs Katie Lam

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 Katie Lam
Katie Lam
Con Weald of Kent

Voting alignment

Sir Bernard Jenkin and Katie Lam voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 266 shared comparable votes.

266 same votes 0 different votes 266 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
29 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
29 Aye 42 No
23 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
29 Aye 42 No
23 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

79.8 %
7 % above average
Rank 215 of 647
Participation
68.0 %
5 % below average
Rank 473 of 647
1,853
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
365
537 eligible divisions
877
47.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
174
47.7 % of votes cast
976
52.7 % of votes cast
No votes
191
52.3 % of votes cast
21
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
34 years, 2 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

77
+13.4 vs Commons average
Rank 168 of 647
Appearances
78
+14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 647
119
+5.4 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 647
Contributions
87
-26.6 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,529,411
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£223,662
all imported IPSA years
£260,047
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£223,662
1 % below average
8
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
Tax
100 of 108 votes
Defence
56 of 59 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
Migration
156 of 169 votes
#3
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
Trade
78 of 88 votes
#5
Migration
8 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API