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Sam Carling vs Josh Dean

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 Josh Dean
Josh Dean
Lab Hertford and Stortford

Voting alignment

Sam Carling and Josh Dean voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 490 shared comparable votes.

489 same votes 1 different votes 490 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
58 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 103 shared votes
58 Aye 45 No
32 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
32 Aye 26 No
30 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
58 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 103 shared votes
58 Aye 45 No
32 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
32 Aye 26 No
30 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

90.4 %
18 % above average
Rank 18 of 650
Participation
93.4 %
21 % above average
Rank 7 of 650
509
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
526
563 eligible divisions
267
52.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
265
50.4 % of votes cast
242
47.5 % of votes cast
No votes
261
49.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

64
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
Appearances
52
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 376 of 650
84
-41.8 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 650
Contributions
60
-65.8 vs Commons average
Rank 436 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
£169,396
all imported IPSA years
£150,223
34 % below average
Latest expenses
£169,396
25 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Crime / Justice
61 of 61 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API