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Ed Miliband vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

Photograph of Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband
Lab Doncaster North
vs
Photograph of Mr Alistair Carmichael
Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Ed Miliband and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 956 shared comparable votes.

870 same votes 86 different votes 956 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
21 Aye 77 No
Migration 100% aligned 98 shared votes
21 Aye 77 No
11 Aye 16 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
98 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 156 shared votes
95 Aye 61 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 50% aligned 32 shared votes
5 Aye 27 No
19 Aye 5 No
Education 71% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
76 Aye 32 No
Tax 82% aligned 108 shared votes
71 Aye 37 No
4 Aye 10 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
24 Aye 5 No
Energy 86% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

55.8 %
17 % below average
Rank 603 of 648
Participation
67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 481 of 648
1,291
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,567
2,312 eligible divisions
714
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
896
57.2 % of votes cast
577
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
671
42.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

43
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 648
Appearances
58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 648
495
+387.1 vs Commons average
Rank 13 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

£2,453,042
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£221,136
2 % below average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
1
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

Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 45 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 88 votes
Energy
45 of 67 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
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
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16 9 Mar 2026
Education
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: 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
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
Employment Rights Bill Report Stage: Amendment 288 11 Mar 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 14: Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (period for which levy has effect) 6 Nov 2024
Energy Tax
Aye
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