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Greg Smith vs Sam Carling

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

Photograph of Greg Smith
Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire
vs
Photograph of Sam Carling
Sam Carling
Lab North West Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Greg Smith and Sam Carling voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 412 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 406 different votes 412 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 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 17 No
Benefits 9% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
23 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 52 shared votes
27 Aye 25 No
37 Aye 54 No
Tax 0% aligned 91 shared votes
54 Aye 37 No
10 Aye 26 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
26 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 54 No
Tax 0% aligned 91 shared votes
54 Aye 37 No
10 Aye 26 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
26 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 31 of 649
Participation
89.2 %
17 % above average
Rank 27 of 649
1,459
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
513
575 eligible divisions
710
48.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
271
52.8 % of votes cast
749
51.3 % of votes cast
No votes
242
47.2 % of votes cast
21
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

200
+122.1 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 650
Appearances
63
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 339 of 650
235
+96.7 vs Commons average
Rank 94 of 650
Contributions
82
-56.3 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£286,530
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34 % below average
9
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
3
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
Trade
52 of 53 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
149 of 154 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
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
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
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