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Liam Byrne vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

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Liam Byrne
Lab Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
vs
Photograph of Mr Alistair Carmichael
Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 85% of the time, based on 1,105 shared comparable votes.

938 same votes 167 different votes 1,105 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
25 Aye 75 No
Migration 100% aligned 100 shared votes
25 Aye 75 No
101 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 164 shared votes
98 Aye 66 No
33 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 50 shared votes
34 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 95% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 93% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 12 No
Education 42% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 45% aligned 33 shared votes
8 Aye 25 No
9 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 60% aligned 15 shared votes
13 Aye 2 No
105 Aye 48 No
Tax 69% aligned 153 shared votes
93 Aye 60 No
9 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 73% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

65.0 %
8 % below average
Rank 521 of 648
Participation
67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 481 of 648
1,502
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,567
2,312 eligible divisions
846
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
896
57.2 % of votes cast
656
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
671
42.8 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 10 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

36
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 446 of 648
Appearances
58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 648
60
-47.9 vs Commons average
Rank 399 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

£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
4
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

Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 75 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 88 votes
Migration
131 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
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
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
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 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
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
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