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Karin Smyth vs Jenny Riddell-Carpenter

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


Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Jenny Riddell-Carpenter voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 394 shared comparable votes.

393 same votes 1 different votes 394 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
41 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
41 Aye 38 No
28 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
26 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
41 Aye 38 No
28 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
26 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

72.6%
same as average
Rank 366 of 649
Participation
79.8%
7% above average
Rank 201 of 649
1,724
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
471
590 eligible divisions
962
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
250
53.1% of votes cast
762
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
221
46.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

107
+24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 649
Appearances
47
-35.3 vs Commons average
Rank 466 of 649
411
+267.5 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 649
Contributions
58
-85.5 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£177,477
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£177,477
22% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
9
5 registered categories
0
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

NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Education
47 of 50 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API