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Bridget Phillipson vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

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Bridget Phillipson
Lab Houghton and Sunderland South
vs
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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 88% of the time, based on 990 shared comparable votes.

873 same votes 117 different votes 990 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
20 Aye 47 No
Migration 100% aligned 67 shared votes
20 Aye 47 No
28 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 43 shared votes
28 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 17 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
95 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 158 shared votes
92 Aye 66 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 17 No
Education 50% aligned 50 shared votes
34 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 52% aligned 25 shared votes
1 Aye 24 No
4 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 60% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 8 No
Housing 79% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 7 No
Defence 81% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

56.0%
17% below average
Rank 600 of 649
Participation
66.8%
6% below average
Rank 482 of 649
1,330
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,587
2,376 eligible divisions
799
60.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
912
57.5% of votes cast
531
39.9% of votes cast
No votes
675
42.5% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
25 years, 4 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

86
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 649
Appearances
77
-6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 649
573
+427.1 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 649
Contributions
119
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,958,445
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41% above average
13
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

Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Trade
63 of 91 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
Environment / Climate
32 of 48 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
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
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
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
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: 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
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
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