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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 1,179 shared comparable votes.

1,010 same votes 169 different votes 1,179 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
31 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 46 shared votes
32 Aye 14 No
24 Aye 20 No
Transport 98% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
26 Aye 30 No
Trade 96% aligned 56 shared votes
24 Aye 32 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
19 Aye 15 No
Defence 68% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 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

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

Voting record

69.9 %
3 % below average
Rank 431 of 649
Participation
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 480 of 649
1,651
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
918
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
907
57.4 % of votes cast
733
44.4 % 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
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 650
Appearances
68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
446
+307.7 vs Commons average
Rank 23 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

£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
2
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

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
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
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