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Debbie Abrahams vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

Photograph of Debbie Abrahams
Debbie Abrahams
Lab Oldham East and Saddleworth
vs
Photograph of Mr Alistair Carmichael
Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Debbie Abrahams and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 1,177 shared comparable votes.

980 same votes 197 different votes 1,177 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 74 No
Migration 100% aligned 101 shared votes
27 Aye 74 No
14 Aye 16 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
100 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 158 shared votes
97 Aye 61 No
34 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 49 shared votes
35 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 90% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 49% aligned 37 shared votes
8 Aye 29 No
18 Aye 16 No
Education 62% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
110 Aye 47 No
Tax 66% aligned 157 shared votes
104 Aye 53 No
9 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 73% aligned 15 shared votes
13 Aye 2 No
60 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 75% aligned 130 shared votes
57 Aye 73 No

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

Voting record

70.6 %
2 % below average
Rank 416 of 649
Participation
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 480 of 649
1,666
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
905
54.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
907
57.4 % of votes cast
761
45.7 % of votes cast
No votes
674
42.6 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
15 years, 7 months
Since 13 Jan 2011
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

71
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
Appearances
68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
86
-52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 368 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

£2,973,233
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£290,169
28 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
4
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

Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
69 of 77 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
174 of 211 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
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
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
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
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: 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
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
No
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