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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.

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Mary Creagh
Lab Coventry East
vs
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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 549 shared comparable votes.

384 same votes 165 different votes 549 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
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
13 Aye 15 No
Trade 93% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 9 No
Transport 87% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 4 No
Defence 29% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 29% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
18 Aye 12 No
Education 30% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 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

64.5 %
8 % below average
Rank 525 of 649
Participation
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 480 of 649
371
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
198
53.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
907
57.4 % of votes cast
173
46.6 % of votes cast
No votes
674
42.6 % of votes cast
12
3.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

61
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 650
Appearances
68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
242
+103.7 vs Commons average
Rank 87 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

£1,742,497
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
2
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
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
30 of 39 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Tax
79 of 111 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
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
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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