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Sir Bernard Jenkin vs Steve Darling

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 Steve Darling
Steve Darling
LD Torbay

Voting alignment

Sir Bernard Jenkin and Steve Darling voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 253 shared comparable votes.

198 same votes 55 different votes 253 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
24 Aye 37 No
Tax 97% aligned 61 shared votes
26 Aye 35 No
3 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 94% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 18 No
Education 93% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 10 No
Defence 85% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 80% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 2 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 5 No
Energy 33% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 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
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 481 of 649
1,881
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
385
575 eligible divisions
890
47.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
208
54.0 % of votes cast
991
52.7 % of votes cast
No votes
177
46.0 % of votes cast
21
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
6
1.6 % 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
144
+66.1 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 650
167
+28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 157 of 650
Contributions
204
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 118 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
£235,469
all imported IPSA years
£260,047
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£235,469
4 % above average
9
5 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 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
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Migration
158 of 171 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#4
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Trade
81 of 91 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
47 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
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
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