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Carolyn Harris vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

Photograph of Carolyn Harris
Carolyn Harris
Lab Neath and Swansea East
vs
Photograph of Mr Alistair Carmichael
Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Carolyn Harris and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 1,242 shared comparable votes.

1,030 same votes 212 different votes 1,242 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
31 Aye 64 No
Migration 100% aligned 95 shared votes
31 Aye 64 No
28 Aye 31 No
Trade 98% aligned 59 shared votes
27 Aye 32 No
100 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 158 shared votes
97 Aye 61 No
33 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 48 shared votes
33 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 10 No
Democracy / Parliament 96% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 21 No
Education 45% aligned 60 shared votes
36 Aye 24 No
16 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 46% aligned 35 shared votes
7 Aye 28 No
118 Aye 48 No
Tax 68% aligned 166 shared votes
93 Aye 73 No
12 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 68% aligned 19 shared votes
16 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 72% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

75.3 %
2 % above average
Rank 317 of 648
Participation
67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 481 of 648
1,740
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,567
2,312 eligible divisions
1,007
57.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
896
57.2 % of votes cast
733
42.1 % of votes cast
No votes
671
42.8 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

37
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 648
Appearances
58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 648
22
-85.9 vs Commons average
Rank 584 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

£2,394,912
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£305,970
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
5
2 registered categories
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

Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Education
82 of 95 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 75 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 88 votes
Devolution / Local Government
54 of 65 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
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: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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