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Cat Eccles vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

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Cat Eccles
Lab Stourbridge
vs
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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Cat Eccles and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 24% of the time, based on 143 shared comparable votes.

35 same votes 108 different votes 143 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
2 Aye 2 No
Benefits 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 4 No
Housing 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 4 No
Energy 50% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 43% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
19 Aye 18 No
Tax 8% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 10 No
Education 10% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 4 No
Defence 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 14% aligned 22 shared votes
19 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

54.4 %
18 % below average
Rank 608 of 649
Participation
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 480 of 649
313
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
138
44.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
907
57.4 % of votes cast
175
55.9 % of votes cast
No votes
674
42.6 % of votes cast
10
3.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

81
+3.0 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 649
Appearances
68
-10.0 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 649
99
-39.5 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 649
Contributions
116
-22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£179,390
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£179,390
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
0
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

Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
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
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
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
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
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