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Jenny Riddell-Carpenter vs Sir Bernard Jenkin

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 Bernard Jenkin
Sir Bernard Jenkin
Con Harwich and North Essex

Voting alignment

Jenny Riddell-Carpenter and Sir Bernard Jenkin voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 324 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 317 different votes 324 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
2 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 6 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 5 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
16 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
47 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
28 Aye 47 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
28 Aye 47 No
21 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 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
79.7%
7% above average
Rank 204 of 649
471
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,893
2,376 eligible divisions
250
53.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
897
47.4% of votes cast
221
46.9% of votes cast
No votes
996
52.6% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

49
-33.2 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 649
Appearances
126
+43.8 vs Commons average
Rank 101 of 649
61
-82.3 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 649
Contributions
193
+49.7 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£177,477
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,529,411
all imported IPSA years
£177,477
22% below average
Latest expenses
£260,047
15% above average
9
5 registered categories
Registered interests
9
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#2
Migration
158 of 171 votes
Education
47 of 50 votes
#3
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#5
Trade
81 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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