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Sam Carling vs Patricia Ferguson

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


Voting alignment

Sam Carling and Patricia Ferguson voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 454 shared comparable votes.

442 same votes 12 different votes 454 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
61 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
61 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
23 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 96% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
61 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
61 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
21 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
79.4%
7% above average
Rank 211 of 650
570
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
505
636 eligible divisions
298
52.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
257
50.9% of votes cast
272
47.7% of votes cast
No votes
248
49.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
18
3.6% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

64
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 416 of 650
Appearances
113
+16.1 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 650
95
-73.9 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 650
Contributions
157
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 239 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
£151,093
all imported IPSA years
£150,223
34% below average
Latest expenses
£151,093
33% below average
10
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Housing
33 of 33 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Housing
32 of 33 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
#5
Defence
30 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

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