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Chris Evans 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 Evans
Lab Caerphilly
vs
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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Chris Evans and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 84% of the time, based on 1,206 shared comparable votes.

1,009 same votes 197 different votes 1,206 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
27 Aye 69 No
Migration 100% aligned 96 shared votes
27 Aye 69 No
101 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 159 shared votes
98 Aye 61 No
32 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 45 shared votes
32 Aye 13 No
24 Aye 33 No
Trade 93% aligned 57 shared votes
26 Aye 31 No
26 Aye 23 No
Transport 92% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 14 No
Education 50% aligned 48 shared votes
32 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 50% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 67% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
109 Aye 53 No
Tax 69% aligned 162 shared votes
98 Aye 64 No
18 Aye 16 No
Housing 74% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 392 of 648
Participation
67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 481 of 648
1,664
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,567
2,312 eligible divisions
927
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
896
57.2 % of votes cast
737
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
671
42.8 % of votes cast
17
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

11
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 612 of 648
Appearances
58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 648
15
-92.9 vs Commons average
Rank 606 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

£2,706,428
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£290,268
28 % 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

Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Housing
55 of 66 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 88 votes
Digital / Online Safety
49 of 60 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
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 5 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
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
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
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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