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Al Carns vs Paul Holmes

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 Paul Holmes
Paul Holmes
Con Hamble Valley

Voting alignment

Al Carns and Paul Holmes voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 210 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 203 different votes 210 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
2 Aye 4 No
Benefits 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
26 Aye 16 No
Tax 2% aligned 42 shared votes
15 Aye 27 No
19 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
1 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
1 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 2 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
2 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 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
85.0%
12% above average
Rank 93 of 649
312
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,410
1,658 eligible divisions
147
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
702
49.8% of votes cast
165
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
708
50.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

75
-8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 292 of 649
Appearances
114
+30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 649
274
+128.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 649
Contributions
387
+241.1 vs Commons average
Rank 39 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
£1,091,272
all imported IPSA years
£170,101
25% below average
Latest expenses
£234,722
4% above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
63 of 63 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Housing
21 of 32 votes
#4
Trade
50 of 53 votes
Defence
22 of 34 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 44 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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
Sit in private 25 Apr 2025
Tax
No
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