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Alison McGovern vs Sam Carling

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

Photograph of Alison McGovern
Alison McGovern
Lab Birkenhead
vs
Photograph of Sam Carling
Sam Carling
Lab North West Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Alison McGovern and Sam Carling voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 349 shared comparable votes.

349 same votes 0 different votes 349 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 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
39 Aye 34 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
39 Aye 34 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

70.0%
3% below average
Rank 432 of 649
Participation
89.2%
17% above average
Rank 26 of 649
1,663
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
526
590 eligible divisions
922
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
275
52.3% of votes cast
741
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
251
47.7% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

63
-20.7 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 649
Appearances
59
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 649
430
+284.1 vs Commons average
Rank 29 of 649
Contributions
80
-65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,989,850
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£303,304
34% above average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
2
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

NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#1
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#4
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 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
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 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
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