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Andrew Western vs Jenny Riddell-Carpenter

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

Photograph of Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston
vs
Photograph of Jenny Riddell-Carpenter
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter
Lab Suffolk Coastal

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Jenny Riddell-Carpenter voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 371 shared comparable votes.

370 same votes 1 different votes 371 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
41 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
41 Aye 32 No
20 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
28 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
28 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
41 Aye 32 No
20 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
28 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
28 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

73.1 %
same as average
Rank 357 of 649
Participation
79.2 %
7 % above average
Rank 218 of 649
695
951 eligible divisions
Total votes
450
568 eligible divisions
344
49.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
243
54.0 % of votes cast
351
50.5 % of votes cast
No votes
207
46.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
3 years, 6 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

49
-26.2 vs Commons average
Rank 416 of 649
Appearances
49
-26.2 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 649
306
+172.6 vs Commons average
Rank 53 of 649
Contributions
63
-70.4 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£577,200
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£177,477
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£177,477
22 % below average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
9
5 registered categories
0
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

Democracy / Parliament
13 of 13 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
Education
47 of 50 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Migration
10 of 11 votes
Education
50 of 58 votes
#5
Benefits
27 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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