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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.

Photograph of Jenny Riddell-Carpenter
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter
Lab Suffolk Coastal
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Jenny Riddell-Carpenter and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 341 shared comparable votes.

341 same votes 0 different votes 341 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

79.5 %
7 % above average
Rank 212 of 649
Participation
77.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 266 of 649
457
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,823
2,361 eligible divisions
246
53.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,035
56.8 % of votes cast
211
46.2 % of votes cast
No votes
788
43.2 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
27 years, 1 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

49
-29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 649
Appearances
57
-21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 649
63
-75.6 vs Commons average
Rank 446 of 649
Contributions
457
+318.4 vs Commons average
Rank 23 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
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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