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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.


Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Sam Carling voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 424 shared comparable votes.

424 same votes 0 different votes 424 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
31 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
31 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 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
31 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
31 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

73.2%
1% above average
Rank 357 of 649
Participation
89.2%
17% above average
Rank 26 of 649
712
973 eligible divisions
Total votes
526
590 eligible divisions
348
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
275
52.3% of votes cast
364
51.1% 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
3 years, 9 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

45
-37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 649
Appearances
58
-24.3 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 649
298
+154.5 vs Commons average
Rank 58 of 649
Contributions
76
-67.5 vs Commons average
Rank 416 of 649

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
8
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
17 of 17 votes
#1
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Education
50 of 58 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
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API