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Jenny Riddell-Carpenter vs Simon Lightwood

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


Voting alignment

Jenny Riddell-Carpenter and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 325 shared comparable votes.

324 same votes 1 different votes 325 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
35 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
35 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
35 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 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
65.4%
7% below average
Rank 513 of 649
471
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
711
1,087 eligible divisions
250
53.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
387
54.4% of votes cast
221
46.9% of votes cast
No votes
324
45.6% 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
4 years, 3 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

47
-36.6 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 650
Appearances
86
+2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 650
58
-87.7 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 650
Contributions
215
+69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 123 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
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£177,477
22% below average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
9
5 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Education
47 of 50 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API