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Gregory Stafford vs Sam Carling

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

Photograph of Gregory Stafford
Gregory Stafford
Con Farnham and Bordon
vs
Photograph of Sam Carling
Sam Carling
Lab North West Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Gregory Stafford and Sam Carling voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 357 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 348 different votes 357 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 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 29% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 12 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
22 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
35 Aye 50 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
50 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 50 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
50 Aye 35 No
11 Aye 28 No
Education 0% aligned 39 shared votes
28 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 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

75.9%
3% above average
Rank 290 of 649
Participation
89.2%
17% above average
Rank 26 of 649
448
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
526
590 eligible divisions
208
46.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
275
52.3% of votes cast
240
53.6% 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

146
+61.7 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 650
Appearances
58
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 400 of 650
291
+144.1 vs Commons average
Rank 65 of 650
Contributions
79
-67.9 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£192,386
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£192,386
15% below average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
5
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

Tax
101 of 112 votes
#1
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 39 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
41 of 50 votes
#4
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
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
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
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
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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