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Mrs Elsie Blundell vs Jenny Riddell-Carpenter

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

Photograph of Mrs Elsie Blundell
Mrs Elsie Blundell
Lab Heywood and Middleton North
vs
Photograph of Jenny Riddell-Carpenter
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter
Lab Suffolk Coastal

Voting alignment

Mrs Elsie Blundell and Jenny Riddell-Carpenter voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 420 shared comparable votes.

415 same votes 5 different votes 420 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
54 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
54 Aye 36 No
28 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
54 Aye 36 No
28 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

83.4%
11% above average
Rank 121 of 650
Participation
78.5%
6% above average
Rank 228 of 650
517
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
487
620 eligible divisions
252
48.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
253
52.0% of votes cast
265
51.3% of votes cast
No votes
234
48.0% of votes cast
10
1.9% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

72
-20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 348 of 650
Appearances
50
-42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 650
102
-58.9 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 650
Contributions
68
-92.9 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£161,906
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£177,477
all imported IPSA years
£161,906
28% below average
Latest expenses
£177,477
22% below average
4
3 registered categories
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Education
47 of 50 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Transport
29 of 30 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 42 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#4
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API