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Sam Carling vs Mrs Kemi Badenoch

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 Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Con North West Essex

Voting alignment

Sam Carling and Mrs Kemi Badenoch voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 167 shared comparable votes.

1 same votes 166 different votes 167 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
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
33 Aye 20 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
20 Aye 33 No
15 Aye 4 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 20 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
20 Aye 33 No
15 Aye 4 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

89.2%
17% above average
Rank 26 of 649
Participation
66.7%
6% below average
Rank 484 of 649
526
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,415
2,121 eligible divisions
275
52.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
702
49.6% of votes cast
251
47.7% of votes cast
No votes
713
50.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

59
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 649
Appearances
66
-17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 340 of 649
80
-65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 649
Contributions
277
+131.1 vs Commons average
Rank 69 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£150,223
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,740,878
all imported IPSA years
£150,223
34% below average
Latest expenses
£278,687
23% above average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
19
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Brexit / EU
167 of 188 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Trade
73 of 87 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Migration
134 of 163 votes
Housing
31 of 32 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#5
Energy
45 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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