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Sam Carling vs Pat McFadden

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 Pat McFadden
Pat McFadden
Lab Wolverhampton South East

Voting alignment

Sam Carling and Pat McFadden voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 219 shared comparable votes.

219 same votes 0 different votes 219 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
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 9 No
Tax 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
15 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 13 shared votes
12 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 9 No
Tax 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
15 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 13 shared votes
12 Aye 1 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
65.5%
7% below average
Rank 508 of 649
526
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,557
2,376 eligible divisions
275
52.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
898
57.7% of votes cast
251
47.7% of votes cast
No votes
659
42.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

58
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 400 of 650
Appearances
39
-45.3 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 650
79
-67.9 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 650
Contributions
279
+132.1 vs Commons average
Rank 70 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
£2,498,186
all imported IPSA years
£150,223
34% below average
Latest expenses
£225,631
same as average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
184 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Trade
75 of 91 votes
Housing
31 of 32 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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