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Mary Glindon vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

Photograph of Mary Glindon
Mary Glindon
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
vs
Photograph of Mr Alistair Carmichael
Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Mary Glindon and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 1,123 shared comparable votes.

893 same votes 230 different votes 1,123 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
20 Aye 50 No
Migration 100% aligned 70 shared votes
20 Aye 50 No
97 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 153 shared votes
94 Aye 59 No
24 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 35 No
Trade 93% aligned 58 shared votes
25 Aye 33 No
24 Aye 17 No
Benefits 88% aligned 41 shared votes
29 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 42% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
34 Aye 17 No
Education 43% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 45% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
110 Aye 54 No
Tax 60% aligned 164 shared votes
92 Aye 72 No
15 Aye 13 No
Defence 71% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

80.3 %
7 % above average
Rank 207 of 648
Participation
67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 481 of 648
1,856
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,567
2,312 eligible divisions
1,024
55.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
896
57.2 % of votes cast
832
44.8 % of votes cast
No votes
671
42.8 % of votes cast
26
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

26
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 530 of 648
Appearances
58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 648
33
-74.9 vs Commons average
Rank 529 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

£2,457,492
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£295,191
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
0
0 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

Defence
57 of 59 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Migration
153 of 169 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
Transport
78 of 87 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 88 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 75 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 359 14 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
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: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 58 10 Sep 2025
Transport
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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