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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.

Photograph of Jessica Morden
Jessica Morden
Lab Newport East
vs
Photograph of Mr Alistair Carmichael
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 1,233 shared comparable votes.

1,010 same votes 223 different votes 1,233 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
25 Aye 23 No
Transport 94% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 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 47 No
Tax 61% aligned 170 shared votes
101 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

78.3 %
5 % above average
Rank 251 of 648
Participation
67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 481 of 648
1,810
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,567
2,312 eligible divisions
1,017
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
896
57.2 % of votes cast
793
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
671
42.8 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

24
-35.9 vs Commons average
Rank 539 of 648
Appearances
58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 648
25
-82.9 vs Commons average
Rank 567 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

£2,752,356
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
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

Defence
57 of 59 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 75 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 88 votes
Migration
152 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
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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