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Jenny Riddell-Carpenter vs Gareth Bacon

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 Gareth Bacon
Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington

Voting alignment

Jenny Riddell-Carpenter and Gareth Bacon voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 371 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 365 different votes 371 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 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
53 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 87 shared votes
34 Aye 53 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 87 shared votes
34 Aye 53 No
25 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 38 shared votes
13 Aye 25 No
29 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 37 shared votes
8 Aye 29 No
9 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

79.8%
7% above average
Rank 201 of 649
Participation
87.7%
15% above average
Rank 51 of 649
471
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,454
1,658 eligible divisions
250
53.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
714
49.1% of votes cast
221
46.9% of votes cast
No votes
740
50.9% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

47
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 649
Appearances
62
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 359 of 649
58
-87.9 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 649
Contributions
83
-62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£177,477
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
£177,477
22% below average
Latest expenses
£268,955
19% above 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
63 of 63 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#2
Trade
52 of 53 votes
Education
47 of 50 votes
#3
Work / Employment
64 of 67 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 41 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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