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David Davis vs Sam Carling

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

Photograph of David Davis
David Davis
Con Goole and Pocklington
vs
Photograph of Sam Carling
Sam Carling
Lab North West Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

David Davis and Sam Carling voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 249 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 243 different votes 249 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
21 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
36 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
36 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 0% 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

65.0 %
8 % below average
Rank 516 of 650
Participation
90.3 %
18 % above average
Rank 18 of 650
1,529
2,351 eligible divisions
Total votes
510
565 eligible divisions
715
46.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
268
52.5 % of votes cast
814
53.2 % of votes cast
No votes
242
47.5 % of votes cast
91
6.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
17 years, 11 months
Since 10 Jul 2008
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

55
-17.0 vs Commons average
Rank 366 of 650
Appearances
64
-8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 300 of 650
90
-38.0 vs Commons average
Rank 323 of 650
Contributions
84
-44.0 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,621,658
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£277,187
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
6
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

Brexit / EU
198 of 211 votes
#1
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Trade
70 of 89 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Defence
53 of 71 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Migration
125 of 169 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
Aye
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