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Al Carns vs David Reed

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

Photograph of Al Carns
Al Carns
Lab Birmingham Selly Oak
vs
Photograph of David Reed
David Reed
Con Exmouth and Exeter East

Voting alignment

Al Carns and David Reed voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 180 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 173 different votes 180 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
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 33% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 5 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 11% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 15 No
Tax 0% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
5 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 15 No
Tax 0% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
5 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 2 No
Education 0% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 0 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 8 shared votes
0 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

52.9%
20% below average
Rank 614 of 649
Participation
62.4%
10% below average
Rank 552 of 649
312
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
368
590 eligible divisions
147
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
188
51.1% of votes cast
165
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
180
48.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

75
-8.6 vs Commons average
Rank 292 of 650
Appearances
120
+36.4 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 650
274
+128.3 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
Contributions
179
+33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 162 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£170,101
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,694
all imported IPSA years
£170,101
25% below average
Latest expenses
£195,694
13% below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
14
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
Housing
21 of 32 votes
#4
Energy
15 of 20 votes
Defence
22 of 34 votes
#5
Tax
80 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API