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Graham Stuart vs Sam Carling

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

Photograph of Graham Stuart
Graham Stuart
Con Beverley and Holderness
vs
Photograph of Sam Carling
Sam Carling
Lab North West Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Graham Stuart and Sam Carling voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 322 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 315 different votes 322 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
4 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 17% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 16 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
37 Aye 51 No
Tax 0% aligned 88 shared votes
51 Aye 37 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 51 No
Tax 0% aligned 88 shared votes
51 Aye 37 No
11 Aye 26 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
26 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

76.1%
3% above average
Rank 285 of 649
Participation
89.2%
17% above average
Rank 26 of 649
1,808
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
526
590 eligible divisions
853
47.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
275
52.3% of votes cast
955
52.8% of votes cast
No votes
251
47.7% of votes cast
3
0.2% 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

126
+43.8 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 649
Appearances
60
-22.2 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 649
328
+184.7 vs Commons average
Rank 52 of 649
Contributions
81
-62.3 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,872,623
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£299,689
33% above average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34% below average
11
7 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
186 of 211 votes
#1
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Trade
77 of 91 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Energy
57 of 70 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#4
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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 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
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
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
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