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Jessica Morden vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

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Jessica Morden
Lab Newport East
vs
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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Jessica Morden and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 1,240 shared comparable votes.

1,011 same votes 229 different votes 1,240 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 58 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 159 shared votes
98 Aye 61 No
28 Aye 29 No
Trade 96% aligned 57 shared votes
28 Aye 29 No
31 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 47 shared votes
31 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 19 No
Environment / Climate 94% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 20 No
Education 42% aligned 55 shared votes
31 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 44% aligned 34 shared votes
8 Aye 26 No
9 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 60% aligned 15 shared votes
13 Aye 2 No
123 Aye 50 No
Tax 60% aligned 173 shared votes
104 Aye 69 No
14 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 69% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 241 of 649
Participation
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 480 of 649
1,845
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
1,027
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
907
57.4 % of votes cast
818
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
674
42.6 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 650
Appearances
68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
56
-82.3 vs Commons average
Rank 470 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

£2,752,356
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£297,501
32 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
4
1 registered category
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
68 of 71 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Migration
154 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 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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