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Mary Creagh vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

Photograph of Mary Creagh
Mary Creagh
Lab Coventry East
vs
Photograph of Mr Alistair Carmichael
Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Mary Creagh and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 70% of the time, based on 542 shared comparable votes.

382 same votes 160 different votes 542 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
85 Aye 48 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 133 shared votes
85 Aye 48 No
14 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 5 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 100% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 15 No
Trade 96% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 4 No
Defence 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
17 Aye 12 No
Education 28% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 29% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
12 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 30% aligned 23 shared votes
4 Aye 19 No
25 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 33% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

65.2 %
8 % below average
Rank 515 of 647
Participation
67.5 %
6 % below average
Rank 482 of 647
350
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,567
2,323 eligible divisions
188
53.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
896
57.2 % of votes cast
162
46.3 % of votes cast
No votes
671
42.8 % of votes cast
12
3.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

40
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 432 of 647
Appearances
58
-5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 647
88
-25.8 vs Commons average
Rank 286 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

£1,742,497
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£173,551
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
1
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

Housing
29 of 31 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
30 of 37 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 88 votes
Tax
76 of 108 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 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
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
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
Draft Marking of Retail Goods Regulations 2025 30 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] Report Stage: Amendment 16 4 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Data (Use and Access) Bill CCLM: motion to insist Commons Amendment 52 14 May 2025
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
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