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Gareth Thomas 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 Thomas
Lab Harrow West
vs
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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 85% of the time, based on 1,102 shared comparable votes.

935 same votes 167 different votes 1,102 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
34 Aye 73 No
Migration 100% aligned 107 shared votes
34 Aye 73 No
27 Aye 30 No
Trade 98% aligned 57 shared votes
26 Aye 31 No
104 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 162 shared votes
101 Aye 61 No
23 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 94% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 91% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 13 No
Education 51% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 52% aligned 25 shared votes
1 Aye 24 No
107 Aye 42 No
Tax 68% aligned 149 shared votes
94 Aye 55 No
9 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 76% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
46 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 80% aligned 104 shared votes
49 Aye 55 No

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

Voting record

66.2 %
7 % below average
Rank 501 of 648
Participation
67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 481 of 648
1,531
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,567
2,312 eligible divisions
879
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
896
57.2 % of votes cast
652
42.6 % 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
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

48
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 648
Appearances
58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 648
130
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 147 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

£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
0
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
180 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Migration
136 of 169 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
Trade
66 of 88 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 88 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
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
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
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 58 10 Sep 2025
Transport
No
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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