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Joe Powell vs Sam Carling

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

Photograph of Joe Powell
Joe Powell
Lab Kensington and Bayswater
vs
Photograph of Sam Carling
Sam Carling
Lab North West Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Joe Powell and Sam Carling voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 400 shared comparable votes.

400 same votes 0 different votes 400 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
38 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
38 Aye 37 No
20 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
28 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
28 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
38 Aye 37 No
20 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
28 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
28 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

75.3%
3% above average
Rank 304 of 649
Participation
89.2%
17% above average
Rank 26 of 649
444
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
526
590 eligible divisions
208
46.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
275
52.3% of votes cast
236
53.2% 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, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

91
+8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 649
Appearances
58
-24.3 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 649
120
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 649
Contributions
76
-67.5 vs Commons average
Rank 416 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£214,410
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£214,410
5% below average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34% below average
6
4 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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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