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Cat Eccles vs Sam Carling

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

Photograph of Cat Eccles
Cat Eccles
Lab Stourbridge
vs
Photograph of Sam Carling
Sam Carling
Lab North West Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Cat Eccles and Sam Carling voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 329 shared comparable votes.

321 same votes 8 different votes 329 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
33 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
33 Aye 32 No
11 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
11 Aye 27 No
13 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 57% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 10 No
Education 96% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
33 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
33 Aye 32 No
11 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
11 Aye 27 No
13 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

58.0%
14% below average
Rank 587 of 650
Participation
89.6%
17% above average
Rank 24 of 650
369
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
570
636 eligible divisions
164
44.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
298
52.3% of votes cast
205
55.6% of votes cast
No votes
272
47.7% of votes cast
10
2.7% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

121
+25.1 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 650
Appearances
64
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 650
150
-17.1 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 650
Contributions
94
-73.1 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£179,390
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£179,390
21% below average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
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

Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#1
Benefits
32 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Housing
32 of 33 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#5
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API