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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.

Photograph of David Taylor
David Taylor
Lab Hemel Hempstead
vs
Photograph of Sam Carling
Sam Carling
Lab North West Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

David Taylor and Sam Carling voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 437 shared comparable votes.

437 same votes 0 different votes 437 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
22 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 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
22 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 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

83.8 %
11 % above average
Rank 125 of 650
Participation
90.4 %
18 % above average
Rank 18 of 650
472
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
509
563 eligible divisions
235
49.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
267
52.5 % of votes cast
237
50.2 % of votes cast
No votes
242
47.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

30
-40.9 vs Commons average
Rank 534 of 650
Appearances
64
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
37
-88.8 vs Commons average
Rank 531 of 650
Contributions
84
-41.8 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 650

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
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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