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Sam Carling vs Josh MacAlister

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 MacAlister
Josh MacAlister
Lab Whitehaven and Workington

Voting alignment

Sam Carling and Josh MacAlister voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 435 shared comparable votes.

435 same votes 0 different votes 435 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
57 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 97 shared votes
57 Aye 40 No
25 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No
31 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
31 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 97 shared votes
57 Aye 40 No
25 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No
31 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
31 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

91.4 %
18 % above average
Rank 16 of 647
Participation
85.2 %
12 % above average
Rank 105 of 647
487
533 eligible divisions
Total votes
454
533 eligible divisions
258
53.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
229
50.4 % of votes cast
229
47.0 % of votes cast
No votes
225
49.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

55
-7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 647
Appearances
51
-11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 647
76
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 647
Contributions
158
+45.3 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£150,223
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£223,568
all imported IPSA years
£150,223
34 % below average
Latest expenses
£223,568
1 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Education
49 of 49 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Defence
22 of 22 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Transport
21 of 21 votes
#5
Transport
20 of 21 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API