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Alex Norris vs Sam Carling

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

Photograph of Alex Norris
Alex Norris
Lab Nottingham North and Kimberley
vs
Photograph of Sam Carling
Sam Carling
Lab North West Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Alex Norris and Sam Carling voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 360 shared comparable votes.

360 same votes 0 different votes 360 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
39 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
39 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
27 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
21 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
18 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
39 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
27 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
21 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
18 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

75.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 308 of 649
Participation
90.3 %
18 % above average
Rank 18 of 649
1,578
2,099 eligible divisions
Total votes
513
568 eligible divisions
886
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
271
52.8 % of votes cast
692
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
242
47.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

41
-34.1 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 649
Appearances
64
-11.1 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 649
349
+215.7 vs Commons average
Rank 41 of 649
Contributions
84
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 366 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,827,073
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£301,924
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
65 of 69 votes
#1
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 71 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Migration
142 of 161 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 46 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
159 of 188 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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