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Jenny Riddell-Carpenter vs Esther McVey

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 Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton

Voting alignment

Jenny Riddell-Carpenter and Esther McVey voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 203 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 200 different votes 203 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
5 Aye 6 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
32 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 50 shared votes
18 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
4 Aye 23 No
13 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 50 shared votes
18 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
4 Aye 23 No
13 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

78.8 %
6 % above average
Rank 228 of 647
Participation
64.8 %
8 % below average
Rank 524 of 647
431
547 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,346
2,078 eligible divisions
233
54.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
617
45.8 % of votes cast
198
45.9 % of votes cast
No votes
729
54.2 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
54
4.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

41
-25.8 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 647
Appearances
88
+21.2 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 647
53
-65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 647
Contributions
108
-10.7 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£177,477
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
£177,477
22 % below average
Latest expenses
£295,931
31 % above average
10
5 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Education
46 of 49 votes
#3
Defence
52 of 64 votes
Migration
10 of 11 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#5
Trade
66 of 84 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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
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