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Al Carns vs Heidi Alexander

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 Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Lab Swindon South

Voting alignment

Al Carns and Heidi Alexander voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 223 shared comparable votes.

223 same votes 0 different votes 223 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
26 Aye 11 No
Tax 100% aligned 37 shared votes
26 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
1 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
1 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 11 No
Tax 100% aligned 37 shared votes
26 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
1 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
1 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 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
63.1%
10% below average
Rank 540 of 649
312
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
372
590 eligible divisions
147
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
174
46.8% of votes cast
165
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
198
53.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% 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

78
-6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 650
Appearances
65
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 650
278
+131.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
Contributions
547
+400.1 vs Commons average
Rank 15 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
£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
£170,101
25% below average
Latest expenses
£178,830
21% below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
#3
Transport
25 of 29 votes
Housing
21 of 32 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 32 votes
Defence
22 of 34 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API