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Jenny Riddell-Carpenter vs Paula Barker

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 Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Jenny Riddell-Carpenter and Paula Barker voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 434 shared comparable votes.

427 same votes 7 different votes 434 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
48 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
48 Aye 31 No
29 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
29 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 81% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
48 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
48 Aye 31 No
29 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
29 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

78.0%
6% above average
Rank 243 of 650
Participation
79.5%
7% above average
Rank 210 of 650
494
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,352
1,701 eligible divisions
260
52.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
705
52.1% of votes cast
234
47.4% of votes cast
No votes
647
47.9% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

49
-45.5 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 650
Appearances
94
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 650
67
-97.6 vs Commons average
Rank 485 of 650
Contributions
87
-77.6 vs Commons average
Rank 433 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
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£177,477
22% below average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
9
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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

Education
47 of 50 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 54 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 42 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
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
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API