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Gareth Snell vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

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Gareth Snell
Lab Stoke-on-Trent Central
vs
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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Gareth Snell and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 56% of the time, based on 551 shared comparable votes.

310 same votes 241 different votes 551 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
2 Aye 2 No
Migration 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
63 Aye 39 No
Brexit / EU 93% aligned 102 shared votes
64 Aye 38 No
12 Aye 11 No
Trade 91% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 4 No
Foreign Affairs 89% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 14% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
24 Aye 15 No
Education 18% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 6 No
Defence 18% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 24% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
5 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 27% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

86.5 %
14 % above average
Rank 68 of 650
Participation
67.2 %
6 % below average
Rank 477 of 650
487
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,578
2,349 eligible divisions
241
49.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
905
57.4 % of votes cast
246
50.5 % of votes cast
No votes
673
42.6 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

133
+62.1 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 650
Appearances
63
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 298 of 650
219
+93.2 vs Commons average
Rank 84 of 650
Contributions
108
-17.8 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£797,891
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£176,059
22 % below average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
6
3 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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Trade
69 of 89 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 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
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
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
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
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: 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
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