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Lewis Atkinson vs Sam Carling

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

Photograph of Lewis Atkinson
Lewis Atkinson
Lab Sunderland Central
vs
Photograph of Sam Carling
Sam Carling
Lab North West Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Lewis Atkinson and Sam Carling voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 475 shared comparable votes.

475 same votes 0 different votes 475 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
48 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
48 Aye 39 No
30 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
31 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
31 Aye 15 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
48 Aye 39 No
30 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
31 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
31 Aye 15 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 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

88.8%
16% above average
Rank 30 of 649
Participation
89.2%
17% above average
Rank 26 of 649
524
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
526
590 eligible divisions
263
50.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
275
52.3% of votes cast
261
49.8% 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

78
-3.8 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 649
Appearances
58
-23.8 vs Commons average
Rank 385 of 649
111
-31.5 vs Commons average
Rank 299 of 649
Contributions
76
-66.5 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£221,126
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£221,126
2% below average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34% below average
3
2 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

Housing
32 of 32 votes
#1
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Migration
13 of 13 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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
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
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