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Jenny Riddell-Carpenter vs Sonia Kumar

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 Sonia Kumar
Sonia Kumar
Lab Dudley

Voting alignment

Jenny Riddell-Carpenter and Sonia Kumar voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 406 shared comparable votes.

406 same votes 0 different votes 406 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
50 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
50 Aye 36 No
30 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
30 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
50 Aye 36 No
30 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
30 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 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
82.4%
10% above average
Rank 149 of 649
471
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
486
590 eligible divisions
250
53.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
252
51.9% of votes cast
221
46.9% of votes cast
No votes
234
48.1% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

47
-35.3 vs Commons average
Rank 466 of 649
Appearances
103
+20.7 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 649
58
-85.5 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 649
Contributions
114
-29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 293 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
£195,259
all imported IPSA years
£177,477
22% below average
Latest expenses
£195,259
14% below average
9
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Education
47 of 50 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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