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Jenny Riddell-Carpenter vs Bill Esterson

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 Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Jenny Riddell-Carpenter and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 339 shared comparable votes.

339 same votes 0 different votes 339 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
43 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
43 Aye 29 No
29 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
43 Aye 29 No
29 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

79.8%
7% above average
Rank 201 of 649
Participation
71.0%
2% below average
Rank 407 of 649
471
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
250
53.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.9% of votes cast
221
46.9% of votes cast
No votes
744
44.1% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

47
-36.6 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 650
Appearances
56
-27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
58
-87.7 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 650
Contributions
79
-66.7 vs Commons average
Rank 412 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
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£177,477
22% below average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
9
5 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Education
47 of 50 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API