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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 472 shared comparable votes.

472 same votes 0 different votes 472 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
29 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
29 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
29 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
29 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

90.4 %
18 % above average
Rank 18 of 650
Participation
81.8 %
9 % above average
Rank 164 of 650
509
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,921
2,349 eligible divisions
267
52.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,066
55.5 % of votes cast
242
47.5 % of votes cast
No votes
855
44.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

64
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
Appearances
78
+7.1 vs Commons average
Rank 196 of 650
84
-41.8 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 650
Contributions
106
-19.8 vs Commons average
Rank 248 of 650

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
3
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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Housing
64 of 66 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#4
NHS / Health
53 of 56 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Work / Employment
70 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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