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Ben Goldsborough vs Sam Carling

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

Photograph of Ben Goldsborough
Ben Goldsborough
Lab South Norfolk
vs
Photograph of Sam Carling
Sam Carling
Lab North West Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Ben Goldsborough and Sam Carling voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 442 shared comparable votes.

440 same votes 2 different votes 442 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
53 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
53 Aye 30 No
31 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
31 Aye 26 No
29 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
29 Aye 14 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
53 Aye 30 No
31 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
31 Aye 26 No
29 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
29 Aye 14 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 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

85.8 %
13 % above average
Rank 83 of 650
Participation
90.3 %
18 % above average
Rank 20 of 650
479
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
504
558 eligible divisions
239
49.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
265
52.6 % of votes cast
240
50.1 % of votes cast
No votes
239
47.4 % of votes cast
2
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

53
-16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 366 of 650
Appearances
62
-7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 650
68
-55.8 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 650
Contributions
82
-41.8 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£162,821
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£162,821
28 % below average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34 % below average
0
0 registered categories
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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
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