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Ian Byrne vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

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Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby
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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Ian Byrne and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 842 shared comparable votes.

659 same votes 183 different votes 842 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
32 Aye 62 No
Migration 100% aligned 94 shared votes
32 Aye 62 No
16 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 90% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 19 No
Trade 89% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 13 No
Education 23% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 33% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 55% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
81 Aye 30 No
Tax 58% aligned 111 shared votes
64 Aye 47 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

73.0 %
same as average
Rank 360 of 649
Participation
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 480 of 649
1,199
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
656
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
907
57.4 % of votes cast
543
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
674
42.6 % of votes cast
25
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

43
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
Appearances
68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
83
-55.3 vs Commons average
Rank 379 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

£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£284,893
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
2
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
45 of 50 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 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 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
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 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
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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