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Sam Carling vs Kim Johnson

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 Kim Johnson
Kim Johnson
Lab Liverpool Riverside

Voting alignment

Sam Carling and Kim Johnson voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 405 shared comparable votes.

395 same votes 10 different votes 405 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 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
58 Aye 38 No
28 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
28 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 74% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 8 No
Housing 94% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
21 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 44 shared votes
19 Aye 25 No
58 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
58 Aye 38 No
28 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
28 Aye 7 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 25 of 650
Participation
69.7%
3% below average
Rank 426 of 650
567
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,186
1,701 eligible divisions
297
52.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
606
51.1% of votes cast
270
47.6% of votes cast
No votes
580
48.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

63
-33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 650
Appearances
102
+5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 650
92
-75.2 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 650
Contributions
111
-56.2 vs Commons average
Rank 358 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
£1,233,187
all imported IPSA years
£150,223
34% below average
Latest expenses
£286,858
27% above average
10
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 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
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 55 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#2
Transport
56 of 67 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 64 votes
Housing
32 of 33 votes
#4
Education
56 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 41 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API