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Andy Slaughter vs Sam Carling

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

Photograph of Andy Slaughter
Andy Slaughter
Lab Hammersmith and Chiswick
vs
Photograph of Sam Carling
Sam Carling
Lab North West Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Andy Slaughter and Sam Carling voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 505 shared comparable votes.

505 same votes 0 different votes 505 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
54 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
54 Aye 39 No
31 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
31 Aye 25 No
30 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
31 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
31 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
54 Aye 39 No
31 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
31 Aye 25 No
30 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
31 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
31 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

81.5%
9% above average
Rank 167 of 650
Participation
89.4%
17% above average
Rank 26 of 650
1,962
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
554
620 eligible divisions
1,086
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
287
51.8% of votes cast
876
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
267
48.2% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

90
-3.0 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 650
Appearances
59
-34.0 vs Commons average
Rank 429 of 650
154
-8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 650
Contributions
76
-86.0 vs Commons average
Rank 453 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,905,788
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£285,386
26% above average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
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

Housing
65 of 67 votes
#1
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Defence
68 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
NHS / Health
53 of 56 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
#4
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Education
89 of 96 votes
#5
Work / Employment
40 of 42 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 Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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