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Andy Slaughter vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

Photograph of Andy Slaughter
Andy Slaughter
Lab Hammersmith and Chiswick
vs
Photograph of Mr Alistair Carmichael
Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Andy Slaughter and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 1,336 shared comparable votes.

1,101 same votes 235 different votes 1,336 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
97 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 164 shared votes
97 Aye 67 No
35 Aye 78 No
Migration 100% aligned 113 shared votes
35 Aye 78 No
34 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 52 shared votes
34 Aye 18 No
28 Aye 34 No
Trade 94% aligned 62 shared votes
30 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 22 No
Transport 93% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 46% aligned 35 shared votes
8 Aye 27 No
39 Aye 22 No
Education 46% aligned 61 shared votes
36 Aye 25 No
12 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 63% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
127 Aye 51 No
Tax 66% aligned 178 shared votes
108 Aye 70 No
11 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 70% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

81.6 %
8 % above average
Rank 178 of 648
Participation
67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 481 of 648
1,887
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,567
2,312 eligible divisions
1,058
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
896
57.2 % of votes cast
829
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
671
42.8 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

76
+16.1 vs Commons average
Rank 156 of 648
Appearances
58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 648
102
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 221 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

£2,905,788
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£285,386
26 % 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

Housing
64 of 66 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Defence
56 of 59 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
NHS / Health
53 of 56 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 88 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 75 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
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
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 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
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
No
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
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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