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Sam Carling vs Andy Slaughter

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

Photograph of Sam Carling
Sam Carling
Lab North West Cambridgeshire
vs
Photograph of Andy Slaughter
Andy Slaughter
Lab Hammersmith and Chiswick

Voting alignment

Sam Carling and Andy Slaughter voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 487 shared comparable votes.

487 same votes 0 different votes 487 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 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
54 Aye 38 No
31 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
31 Aye 25 No
30 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
54 Aye 38 No
31 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
31 Aye 25 No
30 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 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

89.2%
17% above average
Rank 26 of 649
Participation
81.8%
9% above average
Rank 161 of 649
526
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,944
2,376 eligible divisions
275
52.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,077
55.4% of votes cast
251
47.7% of votes cast
No votes
867
44.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

59
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 649
Appearances
84
+0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 243 of 649
80
-65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 649
Contributions
119
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£150,223
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,905,788
all imported IPSA years
£150,223
34% below average
Latest expenses
£285,386
26% above average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#1
Housing
65 of 67 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
68 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Housing
31 of 32 votes
#4
NHS / Health
53 of 56 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#5
Work / Employment
72 of 77 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
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 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
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
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