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Matt Western vs Jenny Riddell-Carpenter

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


Voting alignment

Matt Western and Jenny Riddell-Carpenter voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 345 shared comparable votes.

344 same votes 1 different votes 345 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
48 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
48 Aye 29 No
26 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
48 Aye 29 No
26 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

74.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 326 of 649
Participation
79.5 %
7 % above average
Rank 212 of 649
1,567
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
575 eligible divisions
876
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
246
53.8 % of votes cast
691
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
211
46.2 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

95
+16.5 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 649
Appearances
49
-29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 432 of 649
115
-24.3 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 649
Contributions
63
-76.3 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£177,477
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£177,477
22 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 registered categories
3
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
66 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#3
Education
47 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#4
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API