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Jenny Riddell-Carpenter vs Sir Alec Shelbrooke

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 Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Con Wetherby and Easingwold

Voting alignment

Jenny Riddell-Carpenter and Sir Alec Shelbrooke voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 248 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 244 different votes 248 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
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
42 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
25 Aye 42 No
19 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
25 Aye 42 No
19 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
2 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 220 of 650
Participation
72.5 %
same as average
Rank 370 of 650
447
565 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,705
2,351 eligible divisions
240
53.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
782
45.9 % of votes cast
207
46.3 % of votes cast
No votes
923
54.1 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

47
-25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
Appearances
111
+39.0 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 650
61
-67.0 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 650
Contributions
124
-4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 211 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
£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
£177,477
22 % below average
Latest expenses
£274,658
21 % above average
9
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#2
Trade
84 of 89 votes
Education
46 of 49 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Migration
10 of 11 votes
#4
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#5
Defence
65 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API