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Jenny Riddell-Carpenter vs Blake Stephenson

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 Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Jenny Riddell-Carpenter and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 328 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 322 different votes 328 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 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 7 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 42 shared votes
17 Aye 25 No
47 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
32 Aye 47 No
24 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
9 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
32 Aye 47 No
24 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
9 Aye 24 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 226 of 650
Participation
71.9 %
1 % below average
Rank 387 of 650
441
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
401
558 eligible divisions
237
53.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
182
45.4 % of votes cast
204
46.3 % of votes cast
No votes
219
54.6 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

44
-25.8 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 650
Appearances
68
-1.8 vs Commons average
Rank 257 of 650
56
-67.9 vs Commons average
Rank 452 of 650
Contributions
91
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 306 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
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£177,477
22 % below average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10 % below average
10
5 registered categories
Registered interests
7
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#2
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
Education
46 of 49 votes
#3
Tax
89 of 108 votes
Migration
10 of 11 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
50 of 61 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 33 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 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 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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