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Alison McGovern vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

Photograph of Alison McGovern
Alison McGovern
Lab Birkenhead
vs
Photograph of Mr Alistair Carmichael
Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Alison McGovern and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 86% of the time, based on 1,170 shared comparable votes.

1,005 same votes 165 different votes 1,170 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
35 Aye 71 No
Migration 100% aligned 106 shared votes
35 Aye 71 No
96 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 157 shared votes
95 Aye 62 No
25 Aye 30 No
Trade 98% aligned 55 shared votes
24 Aye 31 No
31 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 46 shared votes
32 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 20 No
Transport 98% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 21 No
Education 46% aligned 50 shared votes
30 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 65% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
105 Aye 51 No
Tax 69% aligned 156 shared votes
99 Aye 57 No
10 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 72% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 11 No
Defence 72% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

70.1 %
3 % below average
Rank 435 of 648
Participation
67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 481 of 648
1,620
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,567
2,312 eligible divisions
905
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
896
57.2 % of votes cast
715
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
671
42.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

56
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 648
Appearances
58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 648
294
+186.1 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 648
Contributions
88
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,989,850
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£303,304
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Migration
143 of 169 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 88 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
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: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Football Governance Bill [HL]: Third Reading 8 Jul 2025
Aye
Aye
Draft Marking of Retail Goods Regulations 2025 30 Jun 2025
Aye
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