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Sarah Coombes vs Sam Carling

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

Photograph of Sarah Coombes
Sarah Coombes
Lab West Bromwich
vs
Photograph of Sam Carling
Sam Carling
Lab North West Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Sarah Coombes and Sam Carling voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 432 shared comparable votes.

432 same votes 0 different votes 432 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

81.2 %
9 % above average
Rank 179 of 649
Participation
89.2 %
17 % above average
Rank 27 of 649
467
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
513
575 eligible divisions
235
50.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
271
52.8 % of votes cast
232
49.7 % of votes cast
No votes
242
47.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

73
-4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 284 of 650
Appearances
63
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 339 of 650
92
-46.3 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 650
Contributions
82
-56.3 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£164,149
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£164,149
27 % below average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34 % below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Education
45 of 50 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 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 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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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