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Matt Bishop vs Sam Carling

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

Photograph of Matt Bishop
Matt Bishop
Lab Forest of Dean
vs
Photograph of Sam Carling
Sam Carling
Lab North West Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Sam Carling voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 299 shared comparable votes.

299 same votes 0 different votes 299 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
44 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
44 Aye 31 No
17 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
44 Aye 31 No
17 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

52.9%
20% below average
Rank 615 of 649
Participation
89.2%
17% above average
Rank 26 of 649
312
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
526
590 eligible divisions
145
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
275
52.3% of votes cast
167
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
251
47.7% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

34
-49.7 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 649
Appearances
59
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 649
45
-100.9 vs Commons average
Rank 529 of 649
Contributions
80
-65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£157,583
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30% below average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34% below average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
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

Tax
77 of 112 votes
#1
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
#4
Housing
31 of 32 votes
NHS / Health
7 of 11 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
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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