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Sam Carling vs Sarah Coombes

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 Sarah Coombes
Sarah Coombes
Lab West Bromwich

Voting alignment

Sam Carling and Sarah Coombes voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 441 shared comparable votes.

441 same votes 0 different votes 441 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
52 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
52 Aye 39 No
25 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
29 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
29 Aye 13 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
52 Aye 39 No
25 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
29 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
29 Aye 13 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 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
80.7%
8% above average
Rank 185 of 649
526
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
476
590 eligible divisions
275
52.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
238
50.0% of votes cast
251
47.7% of votes cast
No votes
238
50.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

58
-24.3 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 649
Appearances
71
-11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 649
76
-67.5 vs Commons average
Rank 416 of 649
Contributions
89
-54.5 vs Commons average
Rank 373 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
£164,149
all imported IPSA years
£150,223
34% below average
Latest expenses
£164,149
27% below average
8
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Housing
31 of 32 votes
#4
Education
45 of 50 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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