The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Tuesday 1 September 2026.

Compare

Sam Carling vs James Murray

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 James Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North

Voting alignment

Sam Carling and James Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 348 shared comparable votes.

348 same votes 0 different votes 348 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
55 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 99 shared votes
55 Aye 44 No
29 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
29 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 99 shared votes
55 Aye 44 No
29 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
29 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 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 27 of 649
Participation
73.3 %
1 % above average
Rank 354 of 649
513
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,204
1,643 eligible divisions
271
52.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
643
53.4 % of votes cast
242
47.2 % of votes cast
No votes
561
46.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

63
-14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 649
Appearances
82
+4.7 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 649
82
-55.1 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 649
Contributions
685
+547.9 vs Commons average
Rank 9 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
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£150,223
34 % below average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Housing
48 of 53 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Migration
132 of 154 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#5
Education
58 of 69 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 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
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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API