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Gill Furniss vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

Photograph of Gill Furniss
Gill Furniss
Lab Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
vs
Photograph of Mr Alistair Carmichael
Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Gill Furniss and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 1,142 shared comparable votes.

952 same votes 190 different votes 1,142 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
33 Aye 63 No
Migration 100% aligned 96 shared votes
33 Aye 63 No
100 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 164 shared votes
97 Aye 67 No
35 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 52 shared votes
34 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 96% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 20 No
Environment / Climate 94% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 17 No
Education 52% aligned 48 shared votes
32 Aye 16 No
107 Aye 45 No
Tax 63% aligned 152 shared votes
88 Aye 64 No
3 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 65% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 66% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 69% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

71.6 %
2 % below average
Rank 401 of 648
Participation
67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 481 of 648
1,619
2,261 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,567
2,312 eligible divisions
905
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
896
57.2 % of votes cast
714
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
671
42.8 % of votes cast
12
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
10 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2016
Commons service
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

20
-39.9 vs Commons average
Rank 574 of 648
Appearances
58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 648
17
-90.9 vs Commons average
Rank 600 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

£2,125,000
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£322,640
43 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
3
3 registered categories
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

Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Defence
51 of 59 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 88 votes
Housing
50 of 61 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 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: Third Reading 23 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
No
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
No
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
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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