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Andy McDonald vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

Photograph of Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
vs
Photograph of Mr Alistair Carmichael
Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 1,260 shared comparable votes.

1,029 same votes 231 different votes 1,260 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
29 Aye 76 No
Migration 100% aligned 105 shared votes
29 Aye 76 No
101 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 165 shared votes
98 Aye 67 No
20 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 94% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
27 Aye 30 No
Trade 91% aligned 57 shared votes
28 Aye 29 No
13 Aye 16 No
Democracy / Parliament 90% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 20 No
Education 44% aligned 57 shared votes
33 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 47% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
10 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 63% aligned 16 shared votes
14 Aye 2 No
121 Aye 59 No
Tax 65% aligned 180 shared votes
112 Aye 68 No
14 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 70% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

75.7 %
3 % above average
Rank 298 of 649
Participation
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 480 of 649
1,787
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
995
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
907
57.4 % of votes cast
792
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
674
42.6 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
13 years, 8 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 650
Appearances
68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
129
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 217 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

£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
4
2 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

Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
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
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
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