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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 82% of the time, based on 1,252 shared comparable votes.

1,032 same votes 220 different votes 1,252 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
27 Aye 32 No
Trade 92% aligned 59 shared votes
28 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 46% aligned 35 shared votes
8 Aye 27 No
38 Aye 17 No
Education 53% aligned 55 shared votes
32 Aye 23 No
119 Aye 50 No
Tax 67% aligned 169 shared votes
106 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

76.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 283 of 649
Participation
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 480 of 649
1,799
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
1,002
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
907
57.4 % of votes cast
797
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
674
42.6 % of votes cast
21
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

79
+1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
Appearances
68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
107
-31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 286 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

£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
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

Defence
66 of 71 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Migration
149 of 171 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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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