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Sam Carling vs Mike Reader

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Sam Carling and Mike Reader voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 430 shared comparable votes.

418 same votes 12 different votes 430 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
56 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
56 Aye 40 No
27 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
28 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
28 Aye 1 No
14 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
56 Aye 40 No
27 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
28 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
28 Aye 1 No
14 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 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 24 of 650
Participation
73.7%
1% above average
Rank 337 of 650
570
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
469
636 eligible divisions
298
52.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
245
52.2% of votes cast
272
47.7% of votes cast
No votes
224
47.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.8% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

64
-32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 650
Appearances
82
-14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 650
95
-73.2 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 650
Contributions
125
-43.2 vs Commons average
Rank 319 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
£208,618
all imported IPSA years
£150,223
34% below average
Latest expenses
£208,618
8% below average
10
2 registered categories
Registered interests
16
5 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
32 of 32 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#2
Migration
12 of 13 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
Housing
32 of 33 votes
#4
Tax
100 of 122 votes
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
#5
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API