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Marsha De Cordova vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

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Marsha De Cordova
Lab Battersea
vs
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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Marsha De Cordova and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 89% of the time, based on 950 shared comparable votes.

844 same votes 106 different votes 950 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
82 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 139 shared votes
82 Aye 57 No
30 Aye 67 No
Migration 100% aligned 97 shared votes
30 Aye 67 No
14 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 16 shared votes
14 Aye 2 No
25 Aye 29 No
Trade 98% aligned 54 shared votes
24 Aye 30 No
30 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 44 shared votes
29 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 5 No
Education 47% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 64% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 7 No
Energy 73% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
88 Aye 39 No
Tax 74% aligned 127 shared votes
81 Aye 46 No
2 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 79% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

61.9 %
11 % below average
Rank 560 of 647
Participation
67.5 %
6 % below average
Rank 482 of 647
1,281
2,068 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,567
2,323 eligible divisions
702
54.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
896
57.2 % of votes cast
579
45.2 % of votes cast
No votes
671
42.8 % of votes cast
15
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

74
+10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 647
Appearances
58
-5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 647
155
+41.2 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 647
Contributions
88
-25.8 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,680,513
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£260,847
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
3
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

Brexit / EU
155 of 188 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
56 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Migration
125 of 161 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
Trade
63 of 84 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 88 votes
NHS / Health
38 of 52 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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
Aye
No
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
No
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Football Governance Bill [HL]: Third Reading 8 Jul 2025
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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