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Daniel Zeichner vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

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Daniel Zeichner
Lab Cambridge
vs
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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Daniel Zeichner and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 85% of the time, based on 1,322 shared comparable votes.

1,120 same votes 202 different votes 1,322 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
101 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
101 Aye 70 No
33 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 112 shared votes
33 Aye 79 No
28 Aye 31 No
Trade 98% aligned 59 shared votes
29 Aye 30 No
29 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 17 No
Democracy / Parliament 90% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 47% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
37 Aye 19 No
Education 54% aligned 56 shared votes
35 Aye 21 No
121 Aye 51 No
Tax 69% aligned 172 shared votes
104 Aye 68 No
14 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 70% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 16 No
Housing 75% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

80.1 %
7 % above average
Rank 214 of 648
Participation
67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 481 of 648
1,853
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,567
2,312 eligible divisions
1,041
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
896
57.2 % of votes cast
812
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
671
42.8 % of votes cast
14
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

43
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 384 of 648
Appearances
58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 648
71
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 332 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

£2,007,954
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£266,524
18 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
2
2 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
70 of 75 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Housing
59 of 66 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 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
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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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: 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
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
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