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Sam Carling vs Sir Mark Tami

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 Sir Mark Tami
Sir Mark Tami
Lab Alyn and Deeside

Voting alignment

Sam Carling and Sir Mark Tami voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 528 shared comparable votes.

528 same votes 0 different votes 528 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
57 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 102 shared votes
57 Aye 45 No
30 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
31 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
31 Aye 15 No
30 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
30 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 102 shared votes
57 Aye 45 No
30 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
31 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
31 Aye 15 No
30 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
30 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

89.4%
17% above average
Rank 26 of 650
Participation
82.7%
10% above average
Rank 140 of 650
554
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,989
2,406 eligible divisions
287
51.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,081
54.3% of votes cast
267
48.2% of votes cast
No votes
908
45.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
15
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 4 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

59
-34.0 vs Commons average
Rank 429 of 650
Appearances
0
-93.0 vs Commons average
Rank 646 of 650
76
-86.0 vs Commons average
Rank 453 of 650
Contributions
0
-162.0 vs Commons average
Rank 645 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
£2,953,004
all imported IPSA years
£150,223
34% below average
Latest expenses
£286,200
27% above average
10
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Foreign Affairs
78 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
Housing
31 of 32 votes
#4
Migration
154 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
#5
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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