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Jeff Smith vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

Photograph of Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington
vs
Photograph of Mr Alistair Carmichael
Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Jeff Smith and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 1,035 shared comparable votes.

810 same votes 225 different votes 1,035 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
67 Aye 33 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 100 shared votes
67 Aye 33 No
25 Aye 68 No
Migration 100% aligned 93 shared votes
25 Aye 68 No
24 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 17 No
Transport 93% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 90% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 17 No
Education 27% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 45% aligned 31 shared votes
7 Aye 24 No
105 Aye 45 No
Tax 57% aligned 150 shared votes
85 Aye 65 No
3 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 62% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 67% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

79.5 %
6 % above average
Rank 228 of 648
Participation
67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 481 of 648
1,837
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,567
2,312 eligible divisions
1,009
54.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
896
57.2 % of votes cast
828
45.1 % of votes cast
No votes
671
42.8 % of votes cast
8
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

16
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 648
Appearances
58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 648
21
-86.9 vs Commons average
Rank 587 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

£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£284,126
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
3
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
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 88 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 75 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
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
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
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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