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Samantha Niblett vs Jake Richards

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

Photograph of Samantha Niblett
Samantha Niblett
Lab South Derbyshire
vs
Photograph of Jake Richards
Jake Richards
Lab Rother Valley

Voting alignment

Samantha Niblett and Jake Richards voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 329 shared comparable votes.

329 same votes 0 different votes 329 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
43 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
43 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
24 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
43 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
24 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

81.7%
9% above average
Rank 167 of 649
Participation
72.4%
same as average
Rank 371 of 649
482
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
427
590 eligible divisions
236
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
220
51.5% of votes cast
246
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
207
48.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

81
-2.6 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 650
Appearances
68
-15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 650
87
-58.7 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 650
Contributions
229
+83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 106 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£212,260
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£187,382
all imported IPSA years
£212,260
6% below average
Latest expenses
£187,382
17% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#4
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#5
Education
44 of 50 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
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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API