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Sam Carling vs Ian Lavery

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 Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Sam Carling and Ian Lavery voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 495 shared comparable votes.

479 same votes 16 different votes 495 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
56 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
56 Aye 38 No
30 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
30 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 11 No
Benefits 78% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
24 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 51 shared votes
22 Aye 29 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 97% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
30 Aye 10 No
Education 98% aligned 40 shared votes
29 Aye 11 No
56 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
56 Aye 38 No

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

Voting record

89.6%
17% above average
Rank 24 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 273 of 650
570
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,852
2,422 eligible divisions
298
52.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,026
55.4% of votes cast
272
47.7% of votes cast
No votes
826
44.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

64
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 416 of 650
Appearances
102
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 650
95
-73.9 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 650
Contributions
120
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 342 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
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£150,223
34% below average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
10
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
32 of 32 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#2
Housing
63 of 68 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Housing
32 of 33 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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