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Al Carns vs Helen Grant

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 Helen Grant
Helen Grant
Con Maidstone and Malling

Voting alignment

Al Carns and Helen Grant voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 177 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 173 different votes 177 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
3 Aye 4 No
Benefits 29% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
25 Aye 13 No
Tax 0% aligned 38 shared votes
13 Aye 25 No
18 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
4 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 13 No
Tax 0% aligned 38 shared votes
13 Aye 25 No
18 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
4 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
0 Aye 14 No
3 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

52.5 %
20 % below average
Rank 615 of 649
Participation
73.9 %
1 % above average
Rank 338 of 649
298
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,739
2,354 eligible divisions
142
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
818
47.0 % of votes cast
156
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
921
53.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

67
-8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 298 of 649
Appearances
18
-57.1 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 649
319
+185.7 vs Commons average
Rank 49 of 649
Contributions
31
-102.3 vs Commons average
Rank 560 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£170,101
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,650,269
all imported IPSA years
£170,101
25 % below average
Latest expenses
£276,159
22 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
12
6 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Trade
4 of 5 votes
#2
Trade
82 of 89 votes
Housing
21 of 31 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
54 of 60 votes
Defence
22 of 34 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 66 votes
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
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
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API