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Sir Bernard Jenkin vs Patrick Spencer

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 Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Ind Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Voting alignment

Sir Bernard Jenkin and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 286 shared comparable votes.

286 same votes 0 different votes 286 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
32 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
32 Aye 31 No
22 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
7 Aye 18 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
32 Aye 31 No
22 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
7 Aye 18 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 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
68.7 %
4 % below average
Rank 462 of 647
1,853
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
369
537 eligible divisions
877
47.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
168
45.5 % of votes cast
976
52.7 % of votes cast
No votes
201
54.5 % of votes cast
21
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
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
0
-63.6 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 647
119
+5.4 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 647
Contributions
0
-113.6 vs Commons average
Rank 634 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
£159,842
all imported IPSA years
£260,047
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£159,842
29 % below average
8
5 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
56 of 59 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Migration
156 of 169 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
Trade
78 of 88 votes
#5
Transport
20 of 25 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API