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Jesse Norman vs Sam Carling

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

Photograph of Jesse Norman
Jesse Norman
Con Hereford and South Herefordshire
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Photograph of Sam Carling
Sam Carling
Lab North West Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Jesse Norman and Sam Carling voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 346 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 338 different votes 346 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 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 13 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
21 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 10 No
Defence 5% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
35 Aye 41 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
41 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 41 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
41 Aye 35 No
8 Aye 25 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
27 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

72.1%
1% below average
Rank 377 of 649
Participation
89.2%
17% above average
Rank 26 of 649
1,713
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
526
590 eligible divisions
791
46.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
275
52.3% of votes cast
922
53.8% of votes cast
No votes
251
47.7% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

52
-31.7 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 649
Appearances
59
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 649
101
-44.9 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 649
Contributions
80
-65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,812,464
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£134,182
41% below average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34% below average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
8
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

Trade
87 of 91 votes
#1
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 66 votes
#4
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 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
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
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
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