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Stephen Kinnock vs Sam Carling

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

Photograph of Stephen Kinnock
Stephen Kinnock
Lab Aberafan Maesteg
vs
Photograph of Sam Carling
Sam Carling
Lab North West Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Stephen Kinnock and Sam Carling voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 447 shared comparable votes.

447 same votes 0 different votes 447 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
55 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
55 Aye 33 No
23 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
30 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
30 Aye 13 No
26 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
55 Aye 33 No
23 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
30 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
30 Aye 13 No
26 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

75.4%
3% above average
Rank 300 of 649
Participation
89.2%
17% above average
Rank 26 of 649
1,792
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
526
590 eligible divisions
1,013
56.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
275
52.3% of votes cast
779
43.5% of votes cast
No votes
251
47.7% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

115
+32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 649
Appearances
58
-24.3 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 649
443
+299.5 vs Commons average
Rank 28 of 649
Contributions
76
-67.5 vs Commons average
Rank 416 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,167,873
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£312,875
38% above average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34% below average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
8
2 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

Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#1
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
150 of 171 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#4
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 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
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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