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Steve Witherden vs Sam Carling

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


Voting alignment

Steve Witherden and Sam Carling voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 429 shared comparable votes.

427 same votes 2 different votes 429 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
49 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
49 Aye 35 No
26 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
26 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
24 Aye 11 No
26 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 7 No
Benefits 89% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
49 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
49 Aye 35 No
26 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
26 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
24 Aye 11 No
26 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

79.8%
7% above average
Rank 203 of 649
Participation
89.2%
17% above average
Rank 26 of 649
471
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
526
590 eligible divisions
244
51.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
275
52.3% of votes cast
227
48.2% of votes cast
No votes
251
47.7% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

62
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 649
Appearances
59
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 649
80
-65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 649
Contributions
80
-65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£141,271
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£141,271
38% below average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
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

Energy
20 of 20 votes
#1
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API