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Jenny Riddell-Carpenter vs Mike Reader

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 Mike Reader
Mike Reader
Lab Northampton South

Voting alignment

Jenny Riddell-Carpenter and Mike Reader voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 374 shared comparable votes.

366 same votes 8 different votes 374 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
52 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
52 Aye 33 No
24 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
26 Aye 1 No
13 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
52 Aye 33 No
24 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
26 Aye 1 No
13 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

78.1%
6% above average
Rank 242 of 650
Participation
73.7%
1% above average
Rank 337 of 650
497
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
469
636 eligible divisions
261
52.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
245
52.2% of votes cast
236
47.5% of votes cast
No votes
224
47.8% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.8% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

49
-46.6 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 650
Appearances
80
-15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 318 of 650
67
-99.5 vs Commons average
Rank 491 of 650
Contributions
115
-51.5 vs Commons average
Rank 347 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
£208,618
all imported IPSA years
£177,477
22% below average
Latest expenses
£208,618
8% below average
9
5 registered categories
Registered interests
16
5 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

Education
47 of 50 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#2
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 42 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#4
Tax
100 of 122 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#5
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API