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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 481 shared comparable votes.

481 same votes 0 different votes 481 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 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 98 shared votes
57 Aye 41 No
26 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
26 Aye 28 No
31 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
31 Aye 15 No
29 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 98 shared votes
57 Aye 41 No
26 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
26 Aye 28 No
31 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
31 Aye 15 No
29 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

89.5%
17% above average
Rank 26 of 650
Participation
82.3%
10% above average
Rank 146 of 650
561
627 eligible divisions
Total votes
516
627 eligible divisions
294
52.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
260
50.4% of votes cast
267
47.6% of votes cast
No votes
256
49.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

60
-33.6 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 650
Appearances
85
-8.6 vs Commons average
Rank 290 of 650
82
-80.9 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 650
Contributions
214
+51.1 vs Commons average
Rank 150 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
£223,568
all imported IPSA years
£150,223
34% below average
Latest expenses
£223,568
1% below average
10
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Education
49 of 50 votes
Housing
31 of 32 votes
#4
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
#5
Migration
12 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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