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Jenny Riddell-Carpenter vs Bob Blackman

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 Bob Blackman
Bob Blackman
Con Harrow East

Voting alignment

Jenny Riddell-Carpenter and Bob Blackman voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 358 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 351 different votes 358 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
2 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 6 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 45 shared votes
20 Aye 25 No
54 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 87 shared votes
33 Aye 54 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 87 shared votes
33 Aye 54 No
25 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 38 shared votes
13 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 14 shared votes
1 Aye 13 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
88.1 %
15 % above average
Rank 47 of 650
441
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,065
2,344 eligible divisions
237
53.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
971
47.0 % of votes cast
204
46.3 % of votes cast
No votes
1,094
53.0 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

40
-28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 456 of 650
Appearances
134
+65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 650
52
-68.8 vs Commons average
Rank 467 of 650
Contributions
160
+39.2 vs Commons average
Rank 136 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
£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
£177,477
22 % below average
Latest expenses
£312,612
38 % above average
10
5 registered categories
Registered interests
10
6 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
211 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
Education
46 of 49 votes
#3
Trade
85 of 89 votes
Migration
10 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 70 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#5
Migration
155 of 169 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
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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