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Mary Kelly Foy vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

Photograph of Mary Kelly Foy
Mary Kelly Foy
Lab City of Durham
vs
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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Mary Kelly Foy and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 734 shared comparable votes.

560 same votes 174 different votes 734 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
31 Aye 54 No
Migration 100% aligned 85 shared votes
31 Aye 54 No
11 Aye 21 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 19 No
Environment / Climate 90% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 13 No
Education 29% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
79 Aye 20 No
Tax 51% aligned 99 shared votes
50 Aye 49 No
5 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 53% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 60% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 9 No
Housing 63% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

65.5 %
8 % below average
Rank 514 of 648
Participation
67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 481 of 648
1,044
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,567
2,312 eligible divisions
542
51.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
896
57.2 % of votes cast
502
48.1 % of votes cast
No votes
671
42.8 % of votes cast
27
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

45
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 648
Appearances
58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 648
56
-51.9 vs Commons average
Rank 421 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

£1,276,742
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£286,681
27 % 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

Environment / Climate
36 of 41 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Education
58 of 68 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
42 of 50 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 54 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 88 votes
Defence
47 of 58 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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
No
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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