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Jenny Riddell-Carpenter vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of Jenny Riddell-Carpenter
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter
Lab Suffolk Coastal
vs
Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Jenny Riddell-Carpenter and Ben Lake voted the same way 41% of the time, based on 284 shared comparable votes.

116 same votes 168 different votes 284 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
3 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
25 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 84% aligned 31 shared votes
24 Aye 7 No
1 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 71% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 5 No
Migration 56% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 5 No
Energy 50% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 28 No
Tax 23% aligned 64 shared votes
39 Aye 25 No
23 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 28% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
2 Aye 1 No
Housing 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 15 No
Defence 38% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 10 No
Benefits 39% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

79.5 %
7 % above average
Rank 212 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
457
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
246
53.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
55.7 % of votes cast
211
46.2 % of votes cast
No votes
708
44.3 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

50
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 425 of 650
Appearances
66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
64
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 650
Contributions
68
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£177,477
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£177,477
22 % below average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
9
5 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Education
47 of 50 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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