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Dan Jarvis vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

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Dan Jarvis
Lab Barnsley North
vs
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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Dan Jarvis and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 88% of the time, based on 1,083 shared comparable votes.

955 same votes 128 different votes 1,083 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 58 No
Migration 100% aligned 92 shared votes
34 Aye 58 No
9 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
94 Aye 54 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 148 shared votes
90 Aye 58 No
26 Aye 23 No
Transport 94% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
30 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 93% aligned 42 shared votes
29 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 44% aligned 25 shared votes
2 Aye 23 No
28 Aye 17 No
Education 58% aligned 45 shared votes
31 Aye 14 No
80 Aye 49 No
Tax 78% aligned 129 shared votes
82 Aye 47 No
17 Aye 16 No
Housing 82% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 561 of 649
Participation
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 480 of 649
1,459
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
830
56.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
907
57.4 % of votes cast
629
43.1 % of votes cast
No votes
674
42.6 % of votes cast
3
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
15 years, 5 months
Since 3 Mar 2011
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

85
+7.1 vs Commons average
Rank 213 of 650
Appearances
68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
932
+793.7 vs Commons average
Rank 5 of 650
Contributions
116
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£3,206,085
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£320,947
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
3
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

Housing
54 of 66 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
160 of 211 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Transport
63 of 95 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
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: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
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
Football Governance Bill [HL]: Third Reading 8 Jul 2025
Aye
Aye
Draft Marking of Retail Goods Regulations 2025 30 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 18 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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