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Sam Carling vs David Taylor

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 David Taylor
David Taylor
Lab Hemel Hempstead

Voting alignment

Sam Carling and David Taylor voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 425 shared comparable votes.

425 same votes 0 different votes 425 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
50 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
50 Aye 38 No
30 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
30 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
26 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
50 Aye 38 No
30 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
30 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
26 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

90.7 %
18 % above average
Rank 17 of 647
Participation
85.7 %
13 % above average
Rank 93 of 647
487
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
460
537 eligible divisions
258
53.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
230
50.0 % of votes cast
229
47.0 % of votes cast
No votes
230
50.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

55
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 647
Appearances
29
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 521 of 647
76
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 647
Contributions
33
-79.7 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£150,223
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£181,421
all imported IPSA years
£150,223
34 % below average
Latest expenses
£181,421
20 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Defence
22 of 22 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#5
Migration
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API