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Chris Bryant vs Sam Carling

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

Photograph of Chris Bryant
Chris Bryant
Lab Rhondda and Ogmore
vs
Photograph of Sam Carling
Sam Carling
Lab North West Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Chris Bryant and Sam Carling voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 263 shared comparable votes.

263 same votes 0 different votes 263 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
40 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
40 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
40 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

66.0%
7% below average
Rank 501 of 649
Participation
89.2%
17% above average
Rank 26 of 649
1,567
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
526
590 eligible divisions
891
56.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
275
52.3% of votes cast
676
43.1% of votes cast
No votes
251
47.7% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
25 years, 4 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

87
+2.2 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 650
Appearances
59
-25.8 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 650
479
+331.3 vs Commons average
Rank 25 of 650
Contributions
80
-67.7 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,807,799
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£277,046
22% above average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34% below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
5
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

Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#1
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
#4
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Defence
52 of 71 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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API