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Chris Elmore vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

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Chris Elmore
Lab Bridgend
vs
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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Chris Elmore and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 84% of the time, based on 1,260 shared comparable votes.

1,061 same votes 199 different votes 1,260 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
34 Aye 76 No
Migration 100% aligned 110 shared votes
34 Aye 76 No
99 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 162 shared votes
96 Aye 66 No
29 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 44 shared votes
28 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 94% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 32 No
Trade 93% aligned 55 shared votes
25 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 44% aligned 34 shared votes
8 Aye 26 No
33 Aye 18 No
Education 49% aligned 51 shared votes
35 Aye 16 No
113 Aye 51 No
Tax 68% aligned 164 shared votes
96 Aye 68 No
12 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 71% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 75% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

78.4 %
5 % above average
Rank 248 of 648
Participation
67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 481 of 648
1,773
2,261 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,567
2,312 eligible divisions
981
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
896
57.2 % of votes cast
792
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
671
42.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
10 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2016
Commons service
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

20
-39.9 vs Commons average
Rank 570 of 648
Appearances
58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 648
69
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 343 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

£2,290,713
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£343,439
52 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
3
1 registered category
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

Housing
58 of 61 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Migration
149 of 163 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 88 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 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
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
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
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
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
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
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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