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Andrew Western vs Sam Carling

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

Photograph of Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston
vs
Photograph of Sam Carling
Sam Carling
Lab North West Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Sam Carling voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 407 shared comparable votes.

407 same votes 0 different votes 407 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 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
43 Aye 38 No
22 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
30 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
30 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
43 Aye 38 No
22 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
30 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
30 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

73.0 %
same as average
Rank 359 of 650
Participation
90.4 %
18 % above average
Rank 18 of 650
691
946 eligible divisions
Total votes
509
563 eligible divisions
340
49.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
267
52.5 % of votes cast
351
50.8 % of votes cast
No votes
242
47.5 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
3 years, 6 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

50
-21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 650
Appearances
64
-7.1 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 650
307
+180.8 vs Commons average
Rank 46 of 650
Contributions
84
-42.2 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£577,200
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34 % below average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
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

Democracy / Parliament
13 of 13 votes
#1
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Education
49 of 57 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 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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API