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Sir Bernard Jenkin vs Rebecca Smith

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 Rebecca Smith
Rebecca Smith
Con South West Devon

Voting alignment

Sir Bernard Jenkin and Rebecca Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 292 shared comparable votes.

292 same votes 0 different votes 292 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
28 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
28 Aye 36 No
22 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
8 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
28 Aye 36 No
22 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
8 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 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
70.1 %
3 % below average
Rank 429 of 649
1,881
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
403
575 eligible divisions
890
47.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
189
46.9 % of votes cast
991
52.7 % of votes cast
No votes
214
53.1 % of votes cast
21
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

114
+36.1 vs Commons average
Rank 111 of 650
Appearances
140
+62.1 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 650
167
+28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 157 of 650
Contributions
251
+112.7 vs Commons average
Rank 78 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
£213,132
all imported IPSA years
£260,047
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£213,132
6 % below average
9
5 registered categories
Registered interests
11
4 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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
158 of 171 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Trade
81 of 91 votes
#5
Tax
87 of 111 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 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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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