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Liz Twist vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

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Liz Twist
Lab Blaydon and Consett
vs
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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Liz Twist and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 1,081 shared comparable votes.

841 same votes 240 different votes 1,081 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
80 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 137 shared votes
80 Aye 57 No
28 Aye 66 No
Migration 100% aligned 94 shared votes
28 Aye 66 No
28 Aye 27 No
Trade 96% aligned 55 shared votes
26 Aye 29 No
27 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 88% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 15 No
Education 27% aligned 44 shared votes
25 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 41% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
95 Aye 48 No
Tax 56% aligned 143 shared votes
86 Aye 57 No
10 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 67% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 10 No
Energy 67% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

84.5 %
12 % above average
Rank 107 of 649
Participation
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 480 of 649
1,780
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
972
54.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
907
57.4 % of votes cast
808
45.4 % of votes cast
No votes
674
42.6 % of votes cast
14
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

101
+23.1 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 650
Appearances
68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 187 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

£1,878,627
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£305,039
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
3
3 registered categories
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

Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Housing
51 of 54 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 46 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 73 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Migration
149 of 163 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
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
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
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
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