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Lola McEvoy vs Sam Carling

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

Photograph of Lola McEvoy
Lola McEvoy
Lab Darlington
vs
Photograph of Sam Carling
Sam Carling
Lab North West Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Lola McEvoy and Sam Carling voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 519 shared comparable votes.

509 same votes 10 different votes 519 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
65 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 111 shared votes
65 Aye 46 No
32 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
32 Aye 26 No
27 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
31 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
31 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
65 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 111 shared votes
65 Aye 46 No
32 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
32 Aye 26 No
27 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
31 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
31 Aye 8 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

89.2%
17% above average
Rank 27 of 650
Participation
89.5%
17% above average
Rank 25 of 650
563
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
565
631 eligible divisions
280
49.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
295
52.2% of votes cast
283
50.3% of votes cast
No votes
270
47.8% of votes cast
11
2.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

53
-41.5 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 650
Appearances
60
-34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 432 of 650
72
-92.6 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 650
Contributions
87
-77.6 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£195,928
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£195,928
13% below average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
10
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

Defence
34 of 34 votes
#1
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Housing
31 of 32 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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