Compare

Sam Carling vs Sonia Kumar

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 Sonia Kumar
Sonia Kumar
Lab Dudley

Voting alignment

Sam Carling and Sonia Kumar voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 416 shared comparable votes.

415 same votes 1 different votes 416 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
53 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
53 Aye 38 No
31 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
24 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
53 Aye 38 No
31 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
24 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

90.3 %
18 % above average
Rank 20 of 650
Participation
82.1 %
9 % above average
Rank 161 of 650
504
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
458
558 eligible divisions
265
52.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
241
52.6 % of votes cast
239
47.4 % of votes cast
No votes
217
47.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

62
-8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 306 of 650
Appearances
93
+22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 139 of 650
82
-42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 650
Contributions
102
-22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 271 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
£195,259
all imported IPSA years
£150,223
34 % below average
Latest expenses
£195,259
14 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Defence
33 of 33 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API