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Jenny Riddell-Carpenter vs Mr Will Forster

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

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Jenny Riddell-Carpenter
Lab Suffolk Coastal
vs
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Mr Will Forster
LD Woking

Voting alignment

Jenny Riddell-Carpenter and Mr Will Forster voted the same way 19% of the time, based on 333 shared comparable votes.

63 same votes 270 different votes 333 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
1 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 2 No
Energy 67% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 60% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
9 Aye 5 No
Housing 50% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 38% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 14 shared votes
1 Aye 13 No
2 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
47 Aye 31 No
Tax 4% aligned 78 shared votes
34 Aye 44 No
23 Aye 14 No
Education 5% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 8% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 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
74.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 323 of 649
457
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
429
575 eligible divisions
246
53.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
226
52.7 % of votes cast
211
46.2 % of votes cast
No votes
203
47.3 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.9 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

50
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 425 of 650
Appearances
170
+92.1 vs Commons average
Rank 28 of 650
64
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 650
Contributions
214
+75.7 vs Commons average
Rank 109 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
£153,282
all imported IPSA years
£177,477
22 % below average
Latest expenses
£153,282
32 % below average
9
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Education
47 of 50 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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