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Sam Carling vs Emily Thornberry

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 Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Sam Carling and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 282 shared comparable votes.

282 same votes 0 different votes 282 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
32 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
32 Aye 32 No
14 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
23 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
23 Aye 1 No
16 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
32 Aye 32 No
14 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
23 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
23 Aye 1 No
16 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 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
61.8%
11% below average
Rank 559 of 649
526
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,469
2,376 eligible divisions
275
52.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
815
55.5% of votes cast
251
47.7% of votes cast
No votes
654
44.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

59
-24.6 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 650
Appearances
80
-3.6 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 650
80
-65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 650
Contributions
131
-14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 237 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
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£150,223
34% below average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
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
Brexit / EU
167 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Housing
31 of 32 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#5
Work / Employment
53 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
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 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
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
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