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Ian Lavery vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington
vs
Photograph of Mr Alistair Carmichael
Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Ian Lavery and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 1,239 shared comparable votes.

1,025 same votes 214 different votes 1,239 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 78 No
Migration 100% aligned 111 shared votes
33 Aye 78 No
100 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 156 shared votes
97 Aye 59 No
25 Aye 14 No
Benefits 97% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
31 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 45 shared votes
31 Aye 14 No
26 Aye 32 No
Trade 93% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 46% aligned 35 shared votes
8 Aye 27 No
37 Aye 17 No
Education 52% aligned 54 shared votes
31 Aye 23 No
119 Aye 48 No
Tax 68% aligned 167 shared votes
104 Aye 63 No
12 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 68% aligned 19 shared votes
16 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 72% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 300 of 648
Participation
67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 481 of 648
1,756
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,567
2,312 eligible divisions
986
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
896
57.2 % of votes cast
770
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
671
42.8 % of votes cast
19
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

56
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 648
Appearances
58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 648
80
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 303 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

£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£309,158
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
2
2 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

Housing
61 of 66 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Defence
54 of 59 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
Work / Employment
66 of 75 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 88 votes
Migration
147 of 169 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Where they voted the same
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
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
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
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