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Hilary Benn vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

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Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South
vs
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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Hilary Benn and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 1,298 shared comparable votes.

1,083 same votes 215 different votes 1,298 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 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 113 shared votes
34 Aye 79 No
14 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
101 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 166 shared votes
98 Aye 68 No
35 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 53 shared votes
35 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 16 No
Environment / Climate 94% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 20 No
Education 47% aligned 60 shared votes
38 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 53% aligned 30 shared votes
3 Aye 27 No
113 Aye 53 No
Tax 64% aligned 166 shared votes
97 Aye 69 No
12 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 70% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 70% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

77.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 266 of 649
Participation
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 480 of 649
1,823
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
1,035
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
907
57.4 % of votes cast
788
43.2 % 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
27 years, 2 months
Since 10 Jun 1999
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

57
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650
Appearances
68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
457
+318.7 vs Commons average
Rank 22 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

£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£185,324
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
3
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
68 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Education
89 of 96 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 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
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
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
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: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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