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Josh Dean vs Sam Carling

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

Photograph of Josh Dean
Josh Dean
Lab Hertford and Stortford
vs
Photograph of Sam Carling
Sam Carling
Lab North West Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Josh Dean and Sam Carling voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 478 shared comparable votes.

477 same votes 1 different votes 478 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
58 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 100 shared votes
58 Aye 42 No
32 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
32 Aye 26 No
30 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
58 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 100 shared votes
58 Aye 42 No
32 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
32 Aye 26 No
30 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

93.3 %
21 % above average
Rank 8 of 650
Participation
90.2 %
17 % above average
Rank 21 of 650
514
551 eligible divisions
Total votes
497
551 eligible divisions
258
50.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
260
52.3 % of votes cast
256
49.8 % of votes cast
No votes
237
47.7 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % 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

50
-17.5 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 650
Appearances
62
-5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 650
56
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 650
Contributions
82
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 331 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£169,396
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£169,396
25 % 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

Crime / Justice
61 of 61 votes
#1
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API