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Catherine McKinnell vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

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Catherine McKinnell
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne North
vs
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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Catherine McKinnell and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 86% of the time, based on 1,141 shared comparable votes.

982 same votes 159 different votes 1,141 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
94 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 156 shared votes
94 Aye 62 No
30 Aye 67 No
Migration 100% aligned 97 shared votes
30 Aye 67 No
29 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 44 shared votes
29 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 13 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 96% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 42% aligned 33 shared votes
8 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 19 No
Education 48% aligned 40 shared votes
28 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 67% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
108 Aye 50 No
Tax 69% aligned 158 shared votes
105 Aye 53 No
21 Aye 12 No
Housing 76% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

68.4 %
5 % below average
Rank 470 of 648
Participation
67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 481 of 648
1,582
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,567
2,312 eligible divisions
872
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
896
57.2 % of votes cast
710
44.9 % 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
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

25
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 534 of 648
Appearances
58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 648
50
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 448 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

£2,918,801
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£312,180
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
6
4 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

Work / Employment
63 of 75 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Housing
53 of 66 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 88 votes
Trade
69 of 88 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
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 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
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
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 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
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