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Mark Ferguson vs Sam Carling

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

Photograph of Mark Ferguson
Mark Ferguson
Lab Gateshead Central and Whickham
vs
Photograph of Sam Carling
Sam Carling
Lab North West Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Mark Ferguson and Sam Carling voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 416 shared comparable votes.

415 same votes 1 different votes 416 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
54 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
54 Aye 42 No
31 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
31 Aye 15 No
27 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
27 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
54 Aye 42 No
31 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
31 Aye 15 No
27 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
27 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

89.4 %
17 % above average
Rank 24 of 649
Participation
89.2 %
17 % above average
Rank 27 of 649
514
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
513
575 eligible divisions
275
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
271
52.8 % of votes cast
239
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
242
47.2 % of votes cast
2
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

3
-74.9 vs Commons average
Rank 629 of 650
Appearances
63
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 339 of 650
8
-130.3 vs Commons average
Rank 619 of 650
Contributions
82
-56.3 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£191,951
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£191,951
15 % below average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34 % below average
7
3 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

Education
50 of 50 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 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
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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