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Andrew Western vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

Photograph of Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston
vs
Photograph of Mr Alistair Carmichael
Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 51% of the time, based on 379 shared comparable votes.

193 same votes 186 different votes 379 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
15 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 39 shared votes
15 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 1 No
Trade 100% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 3 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 2 No
Energy 82% aligned 11 shared votes
9 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 3 No
Foreign Affairs 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 12 No
Education 12% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
39 Aye 22 No
Tax 15% aligned 61 shared votes
31 Aye 30 No
3 Aye 6 No
Benefits 33% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 40% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
24 Aye 34 No
Crime / Justice 45% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No

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

Voting record

74.5 %
1 % above average
Rank 334 of 648
Participation
67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 481 of 648
677
909 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,567
2,312 eligible divisions
335
49.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
896
57.2 % of votes cast
342
50.5 % 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
3 years, 5 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

48
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 648
Appearances
58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 648
243
+135.1 vs Commons average
Rank 50 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

£577,200
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
9
2 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

Democracy / Parliament
13 of 13 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Defence
30 of 31 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 43 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 88 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 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
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
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
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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