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Nick Smith vs Jenny Riddell-Carpenter

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

Photograph of Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney
vs
Photograph of Jenny Riddell-Carpenter
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter
Lab Suffolk Coastal

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Jenny Riddell-Carpenter voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 370 shared comparable votes.

369 same votes 1 different votes 370 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 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
50 Aye 34 No
29 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
50 Aye 34 No
29 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 321 of 649
Participation
79.2 %
7 % above average
Rank 218 of 649
1,760
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
450
568 eligible divisions
1,009
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
243
54.0 % of votes cast
751
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
207
46.0 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

91
+15.8 vs Commons average
Rank 167 of 649
Appearances
49
-26.2 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 649
119
-14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 649
Contributions
63
-70.4 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£177,477
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£177,477
22 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 registered categories
2
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

Education
89 of 96 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#3
Education
47 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
10 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Benefits
27 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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