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Jenny Riddell-Carpenter vs Helen Grant

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 Helen Grant
Helen Grant
Con Maidstone and Malling

Voting alignment

Jenny Riddell-Carpenter and Helen Grant voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 250 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 244 different votes 250 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 3 No
NHS / Health 40% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 6 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
35 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
24 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
24 Aye 35 No
19 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
0 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 10 shared votes
1 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 220 of 650
Participation
74.0 %
1 % above average
Rank 335 of 650
447
565 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,739
2,351 eligible divisions
240
53.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
818
47.0 % of votes cast
207
46.3 % of votes cast
No votes
921
53.0 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

47
-25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
Appearances
16
-56.0 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 650
61
-67.0 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 650
Contributions
27
-101.0 vs Commons average
Rank 572 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
£2,650,269
all imported IPSA years
£177,477
22 % below average
Latest expenses
£276,159
22 % above average
9
5 registered categories
Registered interests
12
6 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
204 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#2
Trade
82 of 89 votes
Education
46 of 49 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
54 of 60 votes
Migration
10 of 11 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 66 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 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
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
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
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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