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Keir Mather vs Sam Carling

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

Photograph of Keir Mather
Keir Mather
Lab Selby
vs
Photograph of Sam Carling
Sam Carling
Lab North West Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Keir Mather and Sam Carling voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 376 shared comparable votes.

376 same votes 0 different votes 376 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
42 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
42 Aye 35 No
29 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
29 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
42 Aye 35 No
29 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
29 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

75.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 307 of 649
Participation
90.3 %
18 % above average
Rank 18 of 649
582
774 eligible divisions
Total votes
513
568 eligible divisions
287
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
271
52.8 % of votes cast
295
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
242
47.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 11 months
Since 20 Jul 2023
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

93
+18.3 vs Commons average
Rank 156 of 649
Appearances
64
-10.7 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 649
399
+266.3 vs Commons average
Rank 29 of 649
Contributions
84
-48.7 vs Commons average
Rank 366 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£451,152
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£306,391
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34 % below average
1
1 registered category
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

Education
50 of 52 votes
#1
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Transport
31 of 33 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
12 of 14 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
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