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Tim Farron vs Sir Bernard Jenkin

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

Photograph of Tim Farron
Tim Farron
LD Westmorland and Lonsdale
vs
Photograph of Sir Bernard Jenkin
Sir Bernard Jenkin
Con Harwich and North Essex

Voting alignment

Tim Farron and Sir Bernard Jenkin voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 1,215 shared comparable votes.

216 same votes 999 different votes 1,215 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
23 Aye 12 No
Education 51% aligned 35 shared votes
12 Aye 23 No
75 Aye 62 No
Tax 38% aligned 137 shared votes
44 Aye 93 No
15 Aye 36 No
Devolution / Local Government 33% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
28 Aye 24 No
Defence 29% aligned 52 shared votes
23 Aye 29 No
10 Aye 10 No
Housing 25% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
111 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 178 shared votes
61 Aye 117 No
35 Aye 93 No
Migration 4% aligned 128 shared votes
88 Aye 40 No
18 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 6% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 7% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

62.8 %
10 % below average
Rank 544 of 649
Participation
79.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 203 of 649
1,482
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,881
2,361 eligible divisions
811
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
890
47.3 % of votes cast
671
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
991
52.7 % of votes cast
21
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

146
+68.1 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 650
Appearances
114
+36.1 vs Commons average
Rank 111 of 650
168
+29.7 vs Commons average
Rank 156 of 650
Contributions
167
+28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 157 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£3,132,365
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,529,411
all imported IPSA years
£301,196
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£260,047
15 % above average
13
4 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 registered categories
24
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

Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#2
Migration
158 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Trade
81 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 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
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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