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Barry Gardiner vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

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Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West
vs
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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Barry Gardiner and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 86% of the time, based on 1,139 shared comparable votes.

979 same votes 160 different votes 1,139 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
22 Aye 69 No
Migration 100% aligned 91 shared votes
22 Aye 69 No
9 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
92 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 154 shared votes
89 Aye 65 No
27 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 50% aligned 28 shared votes
3 Aye 25 No
33 Aye 10 No
Education 53% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 66% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
115 Aye 48 No
Tax 72% aligned 163 shared votes
99 Aye 64 No
19 Aye 13 No
Defence 84% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 479 of 648
Participation
67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 481 of 648
1,568
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,567
2,312 eligible divisions
880
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
896
57.2 % of votes cast
688
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
671
42.8 % of votes cast
16
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

45
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 648
Appearances
58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 648
59
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 410 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

£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£268,850
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
12
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
1
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

Trade
76 of 88 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Transport
74 of 87 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Defence
50 of 59 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 88 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
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: 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
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
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 58 10 Sep 2025
Transport
No
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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