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David Mundell vs Sam Carling

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

Photograph of David Mundell
David Mundell
Con Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
vs
Photograph of Sam Carling
Sam Carling
Lab North West Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

David Mundell and Sam Carling voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 292 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 287 different votes 292 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
5 Aye 16 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
33 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
42 Aye 33 No
5 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
42 Aye 33 No
5 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

67.7%
5% below average
Rank 470 of 649
Participation
89.2%
17% above average
Rank 26 of 649
1,609
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
526
590 eligible divisions
769
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
275
52.3% of votes cast
840
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
251
47.7% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

121
+38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 109 of 649
Appearances
58
-24.3 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 649
123
-20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 257 of 649
Contributions
76
-67.5 vs Commons average
Rank 416 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£3,330,205
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£330,224
46% above average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34% below average
10
4 registered categories
Registered interests
8
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

Brexit / EU
201 of 211 votes
#1
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
73 of 91 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
130 of 171 votes
#4
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Environment / Climate
34 of 48 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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