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Emily Thornberry vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

Photograph of Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury
vs
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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Emily Thornberry and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 86% of the time, based on 1,074 shared comparable votes.

922 same votes 152 different votes 1,074 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
29 Aye 64 No
Migration 100% aligned 93 shared votes
29 Aye 64 No
11 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
98 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 156 shared votes
95 Aye 61 No
21 Aye 27 No
Trade 98% aligned 48 shared votes
20 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 46% aligned 26 shared votes
3 Aye 23 No
34 Aye 13 No
Education 60% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 68% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 70% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
94 Aye 46 No
Tax 71% aligned 140 shared votes
95 Aye 45 No

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

Voting record

62.0 %
11 % below average
Rank 556 of 649
Participation
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 480 of 649
1,464
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
813
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
907
57.4 % of votes cast
651
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
674
42.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

72
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
Appearances
68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
112
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 267 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

£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£294,489
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
2
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
167 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Housing
48 of 66 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Migration
124 of 171 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Work / Employment
53 of 77 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
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: 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
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: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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