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Steve Darling vs Sam Carling

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

Photograph of Steve Darling
Steve Darling
LD Torbay
vs
Photograph of Sam Carling
Sam Carling
Lab North West Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Steve Darling and Sam Carling voted the same way 16% of the time, based on 350 shared comparable votes.

56 same votes 294 different votes 350 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
5 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 63% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 1 No
Energy 55% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
36 Aye 41 No
Tax 3% aligned 77 shared votes
43 Aye 34 No
13 Aye 20 No
Education 6% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 13 No
Benefits 9% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 10 No
Defence 10% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

67.1%
6% below average
Rank 478 of 649
Participation
89.1%
16% above average
Rank 26 of 649
389
580 eligible divisions
Total votes
517
580 eligible divisions
211
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
272
52.6% of votes cast
178
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
245
47.4% of votes cast
6
1.5% 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

139
+60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 649
Appearances
63
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 341 of 649
177
+39.9 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
Contributions
85
-52.1 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£235,469
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£235,469
4% above average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34% below average
7
5 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

Housing
26 of 31 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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