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Andy Burnham vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

Photograph of Andy Burnham
Andy Burnham
Lab Makerfield
vs
Photograph of Mr Alistair Carmichael
Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Andy Burnham and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 89% of the time, based on 79 shared comparable votes.

70 same votes 9 different votes 79 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
9 Aye 3 No
Tax 100% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 4 No
Education 100% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
0 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 0 No
Benefits 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
1 Aye 2 No
Transport 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 3 No
Defence 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 1 No
Energy 80% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
15 Aye 2 No
Brexit / EU 82% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 83% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 3 No
Tax 100% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

42.9 %
30 % below average
Rank 630 of 650
Participation
67.1 %
6 % below average
Rank 485 of 650
3
7 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,571
2,340 eligible divisions
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
899
57.2 % of votes cast
3
100.0 % of votes cast
No votes
672
42.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
0 months
Since 18 Jun 2026
Commons service
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

0
-67.8 vs Commons average
Rank 643 of 650
Appearances
59
-8.8 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 650
0
-120.4 vs Commons average
Rank 642 of 650
Contributions
89
-31.4 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,183,202
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£84,964
62 % below 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

Defence
3 of 6 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
No topic data
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
No topic data
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
No topic data
#4
Trade
68 of 88 votes
No topic data
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No
Aye
Opposition motion: The Government's plan for Brexit motion as amended 7 Dec 2016
No
Aye
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
No
Aye
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
No
Aye
Investigatory Powers Bill Third Reading 7 Jun 2016
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Early Parliamentary General Election 19 Apr 2017
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill [Lords]: Report Stage Amendment 1 29 Mar 2017
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill [Lords]: Report Stage New Clause 2 29 Mar 2017
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill [Lords]: Report Stage New Clause 1 29 Mar 2017
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Bus Services Bill [Lords]: Report Stage New Clause 1 27 Mar 2017
Transport
Aye
No
EU (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Lords Amendment 2 Motion to disagree 13 Mar 2017
Brexit / EU
No
No
EU (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Lords Amendment 1 Motion to disagree 13 Mar 2017
Brexit / EU
No
No
Standing Orders (Public Business) 7 Mar 2017
Transport
No
Aye
Unaccompanied Children in Greece and Italy 1 Mar 2017
Education
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API