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John Whitby vs Sam Carling

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

Photograph of John Whitby
John Whitby
Lab Derbyshire Dales
vs
Photograph of Sam Carling
Sam Carling
Lab North West Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

John Whitby and Sam Carling voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 453 shared comparable votes.

453 same votes 0 different votes 453 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
50 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
50 Aye 39 No
32 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
32 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
29 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
29 Aye 7 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
50 Aye 39 No
32 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
32 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
29 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
29 Aye 7 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

89.0 %
16 % above average
Rank 40 of 647
Participation
92.1 %
19 % above average
Rank 14 of 647
471
529 eligible divisions
Total votes
487
529 eligible divisions
249
52.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
258
53.0 % of votes cast
222
47.1 % of votes cast
No votes
229
47.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

44
-18.0 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 647
Appearances
54
-8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 306 of 647
55
-56.3 vs Commons average
Rank 431 of 647
Contributions
75
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 331 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£189,571
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£189,571
16 % below average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Defence
22 of 22 votes
#4
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Transport
21 of 21 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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