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Emma Hardy vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

Photograph of Emma Hardy
Emma Hardy
Lab Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
vs
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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Emma Hardy and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 1,085 shared comparable votes.

899 same votes 186 different votes 1,085 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
86 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 143 shared votes
86 Aye 57 No
24 Aye 58 No
Migration 100% aligned 82 shared votes
24 Aye 58 No
34 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 50 shared votes
34 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 93% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No
25 Aye 30 No
Trade 91% aligned 55 shared votes
26 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 15 No
Education 38% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 46% aligned 26 shared votes
3 Aye 23 No
92 Aye 37 No
Tax 64% aligned 129 shared votes
77 Aye 52 No
10 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 68% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 19 No
Devolution / Local Government 75% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 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 415 of 649
Participation
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 480 of 649
1,487
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
805
54.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
907
57.4 % of votes cast
682
45.9 % of votes cast
No votes
674
42.6 % of votes cast
8
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

76
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 650
Appearances
68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
394
+255.7 vs Commons average
Rank 36 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

£1,996,509
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£312,134
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
6
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
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 52 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
160 of 188 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 46 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
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
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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
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
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