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Sam Carling vs Dr Peter Prinsley

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 Dr Peter Prinsley
Dr Peter Prinsley
Lab Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

Voting alignment

Sam Carling and Dr Peter Prinsley voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 450 shared comparable votes.

450 same votes 0 different votes 450 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
45 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
45 Aye 43 No
26 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
26 Aye 20 No
31 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
31 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
45 Aye 43 No
26 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
26 Aye 20 No
31 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
31 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 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
82.9%
10% above average
Rank 137 of 649
526
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
489
590 eligible divisions
275
52.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
248
50.7% of votes cast
251
47.7% of votes cast
No votes
241
49.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

58
-24.3 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 649
Appearances
165
+82.7 vs Commons average
Rank 44 of 649
76
-67.5 vs Commons average
Rank 416 of 649
Contributions
241
+97.5 vs Commons average
Rank 93 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
£206,728
all imported IPSA years
£150,223
34% below average
Latest expenses
£206,728
9% below average
8
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 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

Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Housing
31 of 32 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
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
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 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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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