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Kim Johnson vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

Photograph of Kim Johnson
Kim Johnson
Lab Liverpool Riverside
vs
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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Kim Johnson and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 773 shared comparable votes.

601 same votes 172 different votes 773 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
10 Aye 64 No
Migration 100% aligned 74 shared votes
10 Aye 64 No
16 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 No
16 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 15 No
Trade 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 10 No
Education 26% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
80 Aye 32 No
Tax 49% aligned 112 shared votes
59 Aye 53 No
6 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 57% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 59% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 70% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

70.6 %
3 % below average
Rank 422 of 648
Participation
67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 481 of 648
1,126
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,567
2,312 eligible divisions
580
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
896
57.2 % of votes cast
546
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
671
42.8 % of votes cast
13
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

90
+30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 108 of 648
Appearances
58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 648
102
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 224 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

£1,233,187
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£286,858
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
9
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

Devolution / Local Government
47 of 54 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Transport
48 of 56 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 37 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 88 votes
Education
55 of 68 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
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
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: 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
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