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Jess Phillips vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

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Jess Phillips
Lab Birmingham Yardley
vs
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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Jess Phillips and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 87% of the time, based on 1,162 shared comparable votes.

1,007 same votes 155 different votes 1,162 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 72 No
Migration 100% aligned 106 shared votes
34 Aye 72 No
101 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 166 shared votes
98 Aye 68 No
31 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 47 shared votes
32 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 95% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
26 Aye 35 No
Trade 93% aligned 61 shared votes
28 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 8 No
Education 59% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 63% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
107 Aye 41 No
Tax 73% aligned 148 shared votes
93 Aye 55 No
56 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 76% aligned 129 shared votes
63 Aye 66 No
21 Aye 13 No
Housing 79% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

68.9 %
4 % below average
Rank 459 of 648
Participation
67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 481 of 648
1,593
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,567
2,312 eligible divisions
925
58.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
896
57.2 % of votes cast
668
41.9 % of votes cast
No votes
671
42.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % 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

43
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 648
Appearances
58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 648
234
+126.1 vs Commons average
Rank 54 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

£2,246,747
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£267,662
18 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
10
3 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

Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Migration
141 of 169 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
56 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
Trade
71 of 88 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 88 votes
Transport
67 of 87 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
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
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 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
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
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
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 58 10 Sep 2025
Transport
No
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