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Kim Leadbeater vs Sam Carling

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

Photograph of Kim Leadbeater
Kim Leadbeater
Lab Spen Valley
vs
Photograph of Sam Carling
Sam Carling
Lab North West Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Kim Leadbeater and Sam Carling voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 464 shared comparable votes.

464 same votes 0 different votes 464 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
31 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
31 Aye 14 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 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
31 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
31 Aye 14 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 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

83.0 %
10 % above average
Rank 151 of 647
Participation
92.1 %
19 % above average
Rank 14 of 647
1,061
1,279 eligible divisions
Total votes
487
529 eligible divisions
554
52.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
258
53.0 % of votes cast
507
47.8 % 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
4 years, 11 months
Since 1 Jul 2021
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

4
-58.0 vs Commons average
Rank 630 of 647
Appearances
54
-8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 306 of 647
8
-103.3 vs Commons average
Rank 623 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

£1,032,995
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£309,696
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
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

Defence
39 of 40 votes
#1
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Education
62 of 64 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 40 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Crime / Justice
129 of 141 votes
#4
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Foreign Affairs
28 of 31 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
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API