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Jenny Riddell-Carpenter vs David Smith

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 David Smith
David Smith
Lab North Northumberland

Voting alignment

Jenny Riddell-Carpenter and David Smith voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 382 shared comparable votes.

371 same votes 11 different votes 382 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
40 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
40 Aye 30 No
29 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 41 shared votes
27 Aye 14 No
40 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
40 Aye 30 No
29 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

78.1%
6% above average
Rank 242 of 650
Participation
71.1%
1% below average
Rank 399 of 650
497
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
452
636 eligible divisions
261
52.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
224
49.6% of votes cast
236
47.5% of votes cast
No votes
228
50.4% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
16
3.5% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

51
-46.0 vs Commons average
Rank 487 of 650
Appearances
98
+1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 650
68
-101.2 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 650
Contributions
142
-27.2 vs Commons average
Rank 281 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
£182,965
all imported IPSA years
£177,477
22% below average
Latest expenses
£182,965
19% below average
9
5 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Education
47 of 50 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Benefits
29 of 32 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 42 votes
#4
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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