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Al Carns vs Jake Richards

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 Jake Richards
Jake Richards
Lab Rother Valley

Voting alignment

Al Carns and Jake Richards voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 208 shared comparable votes.

208 same votes 0 different votes 208 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
25 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

53.3%
19% below average
Rank 613 of 650
Participation
72.6%
same as average
Rank 368 of 650
317
595 eligible divisions
Total votes
432
595 eligible divisions
149
47.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
222
51.4% of votes cast
168
53.0% of votes cast
No votes
210
48.6% 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

82
-3.2 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650
Appearances
69
-16.2 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 650
283
+134.4 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 650
Contributions
252
+103.4 vs Commons average
Rank 90 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
£187,382
all imported IPSA years
£170,101
25% below average
Latest expenses
£187,382
17% below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Housing
21 of 32 votes
#4
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Defence
22 of 34 votes
#5
Education
44 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API