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Dr Rupa Huq vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

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Dr Rupa Huq
Lab Ealing Central and Acton
vs
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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Dr Rupa Huq and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 84% of the time, based on 1,227 shared comparable votes.

1,026 same votes 201 different votes 1,227 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
99 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
99 Aye 69 No
34 Aye 67 No
Migration 100% aligned 101 shared votes
34 Aye 67 No
31 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 9 No
Energy 95% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
28 Aye 35 No
Trade 94% aligned 63 shared votes
30 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 48% aligned 33 shared votes
7 Aye 26 No
31 Aye 20 No
Education 55% aligned 51 shared votes
36 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 60% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 67% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
103 Aye 57 No
Tax 68% aligned 160 shared votes
98 Aye 62 No

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

Voting record

73.7 %
1 % above average
Rank 349 of 647
Participation
67.5 %
6 % below average
Rank 482 of 647
1,711
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,567
2,323 eligible divisions
945
55.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
896
57.2 % of votes cast
766
44.8 % of votes cast
No votes
671
42.8 % of votes cast
13
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

59
-4.7 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 647
Appearances
58
-5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 647
49
-64.8 vs Commons average
Rank 466 of 647
Contributions
88
-25.8 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£1,593,926
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£234,745
4 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
7
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
2
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

Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Defence
52 of 59 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 75 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 88 votes
Trade
72 of 88 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
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
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: 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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
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
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