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Jenny Riddell-Carpenter vs Sir John Whittingdale

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 John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Jenny Riddell-Carpenter and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 272 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 268 different votes 272 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
12 Aye 6 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
33 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
32 Aye 33 No
23 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
10 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
7 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
32 Aye 33 No
23 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
10 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
7 Aye 24 No
7 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 14 shared votes
1 Aye 13 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
80.5 %
8 % above average
Rank 192 of 649
457
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,901
2,361 eligible divisions
246
53.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
908
47.8 % of votes cast
211
46.2 % of votes cast
No votes
993
52.2 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

50
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 425 of 650
Appearances
74
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650
64
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 650
Contributions
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 289 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
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£177,477
22 % below average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8 % above average
9
5 registered categories
Registered interests
10
6 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
204 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Education
47 of 50 votes
#3
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
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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