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Jenny Riddell-Carpenter vs Hilary Benn

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Jenny Riddell-Carpenter and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 355 shared comparable votes.

355 same votes 0 different votes 355 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
39 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
39 Aye 28 No
28 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
28 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
39 Aye 28 No
28 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
28 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 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
77.3%
5% above average
Rank 258 of 649
471
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
250
53.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,039
56.6% of votes cast
221
46.9% of votes cast
No votes
798
43.4% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
27 years, 3 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

47
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 649
Appearances
62
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 649
58
-87.9 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 649
Contributions
462
+316.1 vs Commons average
Rank 25 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
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£177,477
22% below average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
9
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
68 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Education
47 of 50 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API