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Alex Norris vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

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Alex Norris
Lab Nottingham North and Kimberley
vs
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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Alex Norris and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 84% of the time, based on 1,120 shared comparable votes.

940 same votes 180 different votes 1,120 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
86 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 142 shared votes
86 Aye 56 No
34 Aye 71 No
Migration 100% aligned 105 shared votes
34 Aye 71 No
34 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 50 shared votes
34 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 96% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 19 No
Environment / Climate 94% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 10 No
Education 40% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 42% aligned 33 shared votes
8 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 60% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 69% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
98 Aye 33 No
Tax 70% aligned 131 shared votes
81 Aye 50 No

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

Voting record

75.2 %
2 % above average
Rank 308 of 649
Participation
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 480 of 649
1,583
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
887
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
907
57.4 % of votes cast
696
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
674
42.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 441 of 650
Appearances
68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
417
+278.7 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
Contributions
116
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,827,073
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£301,924
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
13
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

Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Migration
144 of 163 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 73 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 46 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Brexit / EU
159 of 188 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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