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Sir Bernard Jenkin vs Taiwo Owatemi

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Sir Bernard Jenkin
Con Harwich and North Essex
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Photograph of Taiwo Owatemi
Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West

Voting alignment

Sir Bernard Jenkin and Taiwo Owatemi voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 853 shared comparable votes.

45 same votes 808 different votes 853 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
16 Aye 22 No
Trade 11% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 17 No
Benefits 7% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
3 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 15 shared votes
13 Aye 2 No
62 Aye 35 No
Migration 4% aligned 97 shared votes
31 Aye 66 No
56 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 108 shared votes
52 Aye 56 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 32 shared votes
9 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 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 204 of 649
Participation
74.6%
2% above average
Rank 320 of 649
1,893
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,237
1,658 eligible divisions
897
47.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
659
53.3% of votes cast
996
52.6% of votes cast
No votes
578
46.7% of votes cast
21
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
13
1.1% of votes cast
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

126
+43.7 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 649
Appearances
5
-77.3 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 649
193
+49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 649
Contributions
5
-138.5 vs Commons average
Rank 629 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,529,411
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£260,047
15% above average
Latest expenses
£280,621
24% above average
9
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Migration
158 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#3
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
152 of 174 votes
Trade
81 of 91 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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