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Lucy Powell vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

Photograph of Lucy Powell
Lucy Powell
Lab Manchester Central
vs
Photograph of Mr Alistair Carmichael
Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 1,122 shared comparable votes.

935 same votes 187 different votes 1,122 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
22 Aye 70 No
Migration 100% aligned 92 shared votes
22 Aye 70 No
23 Aye 30 No
Trade 98% aligned 53 shared votes
22 Aye 31 No
98 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 156 shared votes
95 Aye 61 No
30 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 42 shared votes
29 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 12 No
Benefits 94% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 47% aligned 34 shared votes
6 Aye 28 No
36 Aye 19 No
Education 47% aligned 55 shared votes
35 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 63% aligned 16 shared votes
14 Aye 2 No
108 Aye 45 No
Tax 65% aligned 153 shared votes
97 Aye 56 No
19 Aye 15 No
Housing 74% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

65.8 %
7 % below average
Rank 507 of 648
Participation
67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 481 of 648
1,522
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,567
2,312 eligible divisions
860
56.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
896
57.2 % of votes cast
662
43.5 % of votes cast
No votes
671
42.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
13 years, 6 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

10
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 616 of 648
Appearances
58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 648
435
+327.1 vs Commons average
Rank 16 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

£2,425,912
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£249,415
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
12
5 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

Work / Employment
65 of 75 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Education
81 of 95 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 88 votes
Defence
44 of 59 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
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Football Governance Bill [HL]: Third Reading 8 Jul 2025
Aye
Aye
Draft Marking of Retail Goods Regulations 2025 30 Jun 2025
Aye
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