Compare

Sir John Whittingdale vs Sir Bernard Jenkin

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

Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon
vs
Photograph of Sir Bernard Jenkin
Sir Bernard Jenkin
Con Harwich and North Essex

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Sir Bernard Jenkin voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,655 shared comparable votes.

1,646 same votes 9 different votes 1,655 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
88 Aye 126 No
Tax 100% aligned 214 shared votes
88 Aye 126 No
70 Aye 130 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 200 shared votes
70 Aye 130 No
105 Aye 43 No
Migration 100% aligned 148 shared votes
105 Aye 43 No
19 Aye 47 No
Education 100% aligned 66 shared votes
19 Aye 47 No
33 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 61 shared votes
33 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 43 No
Trade 95% aligned 80 shared votes
35 Aye 45 No
17 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 97% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
77 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 146 shared votes
76 Aye 70 No
88 Aye 126 No
Tax 100% aligned 214 shared votes
88 Aye 126 No
70 Aye 130 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 200 shared votes
70 Aye 130 No

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

Voting record

80.3%
8% above average
Rank 187 of 650
Participation
79.7%
7% above average
Rank 201 of 650
1,920
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,904
2,390 eligible divisions
918
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
902
47.4% of votes cast
1,002
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
1,002
52.6% of votes cast
12
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.1% of votes cast
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

78
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
Appearances
126
+39.1 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 650
112
-39.4 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 650
Contributions
216
+64.6 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,529,411
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8% above average
Latest expenses
£260,047
15% above average
9
5 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 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
204 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Migration
158 of 171 votes
Trade
85 of 94 votes
#3
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
84 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Holocaust Memorial Bill Committee: New Clause 1 22 May 2024
Aye rebel
No
Standards Code of Conduct amendment (a) 12 Dec 2022
Aye rebel
Aye
Environment Bill: Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 45 20 Oct 2021
Environment / Climate
No rebel
Aye
Trade Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 3C and 3D and disagree to Lords Amendment 3E 22 Mar 2021
Trade
No rebel
No
Trade Bill: Amendment (a) to the motion to insist on Amendments 3C and 3D and disagree with Lords Amendment 3E 22 Mar 2021
Trade
Aye rebel
Aye
Trade Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2B and to Lords Amendment 3B and propose amendments (a) and (b) in lieu 9 Feb 2021
Trade
No rebel
Aye
Trade Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 3 19 Jan 2021
Trade
No rebel
Aye
United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union 29 Mar 2019
No rebel
Aye
UK participation in the EU Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust): Post-adoption opt-in decision 16 Jan 2019
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API