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John McDonnell vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

Photograph of John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington
vs
Photograph of Mr Alistair Carmichael
Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 84% of the time, based on 1,314 shared comparable votes.

1,099 same votes 215 different votes 1,314 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 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 112 shared votes
33 Aye 79 No
98 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 162 shared votes
95 Aye 67 No
31 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
28 Aye 33 No
Trade 90% aligned 61 shared votes
30 Aye 31 No
16 Aye 20 No
Environment / Climate 89% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 46% aligned 35 shared votes
8 Aye 27 No
34 Aye 19 No
Education 58% aligned 53 shared votes
32 Aye 21 No
123 Aye 52 No
Tax 67% aligned 175 shared votes
105 Aye 70 No
57 Aye 76 No
Crime / Justice 74% aligned 133 shared votes
54 Aye 79 No
10 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 74% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 222 of 649
Participation
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 480 of 649
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
1,017
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
907
57.4 % of votes cast
850
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
674
42.6 % of votes cast
24
1.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

115
+37.1 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 650
Appearances
68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 189 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

£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
6
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

Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Defence
63 of 71 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
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
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
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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