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David Taylor vs Sam Carling

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


Voting alignment

David Taylor and Sam Carling voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 454 shared comparable votes.

454 same votes 0 different votes 454 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
50 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
50 Aye 41 No
30 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
30 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
26 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
50 Aye 41 No
30 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
30 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
26 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

83.7%
11% above average
Rank 118 of 649
Participation
89.2%
17% above average
Rank 26 of 649
494
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
526
590 eligible divisions
246
49.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
275
52.3% of votes cast
248
50.2% of votes cast
No votes
251
47.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

31
-52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 556 of 649
Appearances
59
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 649
37
-108.9 vs Commons average
Rank 561 of 649
Contributions
80
-65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£181,421
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£181,421
20% below average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34% below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
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

#1
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#4
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 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
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API