MP for North West Cambridgeshire
“Party-loyal backbencher with zero rebel votes and a notably low attendance rate (19%).”
Sam Carling is a Labour (Co-op) MP for North West Cambridgeshire, elected in 2024. He currently serves on the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (from January 2025) and has previously sat on committees linked to the Renters’ Rights Bill and the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill.
He shows strong party loyalty (100% compared with a party average of 99%) but a low attendance rate (19% vs 34% for the party). He generally votes in favour of workers’ rights protections and trade union powers, and supports regulation of bus services, protest rights, mental health services and VAT changes, while generally voting against transgender rights, prison sentencing and publicly owned railway.
Declared financial interests include two entries for gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources, and one miscellaneous entry.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Labour (Co-op) average: 34%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Labour (Co-op) average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
3 positions
Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Since Jan 2025
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Sept 2025 - Oct 2025
Renters’ Rights Bill
Oct 2024 - Nov 2024
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026
AYEArmed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13
NOArmed Forces Bill
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6
NOArmed Forces Bill
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5
NOArmed Forces Bill
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2
NOArmed Forces Bill
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
King's Speech Motion for an Address
AYEKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)
NODraft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEDraft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEPension Schemes Bill: Government Motion relating to Lords Reason 88X
AYECollective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes Bill
Privilege
NOThe percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
