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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 1,246 shared comparable votes.

1,022 same votes 224 different votes 1,246 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
26 Aye 30 No
Trade 93% aligned 56 shared votes
28 Aye 28 No
28 Aye 25 No
Transport 91% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 20 No
Education 43% aligned 56 shared votes
32 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 56 No
Tax 66% aligned 177 shared votes
109 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

75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 307 of 648
Participation
67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 481 of 648
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,567
2,312 eligible divisions
979
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
896
57.2 % of votes cast
765
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
671
42.8 % of votes cast
20
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
13 years, 6 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

80
+20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 648
Appearances
58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 648
111
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 190 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

£2,505,391
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
1
1 registered category
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

Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 88 votes
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 65 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 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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