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Jenny Riddell-Carpenter vs Edward Argar

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 Edward Argar
Edward Argar
Con Melton and Syston

Voting alignment

Jenny Riddell-Carpenter and Edward Argar voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 351 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 346 different votes 351 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 8 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
50 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
35 Aye 50 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
8 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
35 Aye 50 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
8 Aye 27 No
21 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
13 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

79.2 %
7 % above average
Rank 221 of 650
Participation
90.3 %
18 % above average
Rank 19 of 650
446
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,120
2,349 eligible divisions
239
53.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,010
47.6 % of votes cast
207
46.4 % of votes cast
No votes
1,110
52.4 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

47
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 650
Appearances
76
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 206 of 650
61
-64.8 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 650
Contributions
115
-10.8 vs Commons average
Rank 222 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
£1,201,891
all imported IPSA years
£177,477
22 % below average
Latest expenses
£201,413
11 % below average
9
5 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Brexit / EU
209 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#2
Migration
163 of 169 votes
Education
46 of 49 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Migration
10 of 11 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 43 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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
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
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