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Dr Neil Hudson vs Sam Carling

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

Photograph of Dr Neil Hudson
Dr Neil Hudson
Con Epping Forest
vs
Photograph of Sam Carling
Sam Carling
Lab North West Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Dr Neil Hudson and Sam Carling voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 401 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 392 different votes 401 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
7 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 14% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 17 No
Benefits 9% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
23 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 50 shared votes
26 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 56 No
Tax 0% aligned 96 shared votes
56 Aye 40 No
11 Aye 28 No
Education 0% aligned 39 shared votes
28 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

84.7%
13% above average
Rank 99 of 649
Participation
89.2%
18% above average
Rank 26 of 649
1,398
1,650 eligible divisions
Total votes
519
582 eligible divisions
694
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
272
52.4% of votes cast
704
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
247
47.6% of votes cast
14
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

79
-0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 649
Appearances
62
-17.6 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 649
92
-46.7 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 649
Contributions
83
-55.7 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,070,160
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£223,469
1% below average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
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

Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Crime / Justice
163 of 174 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 41 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
49 of 53 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
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