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Melanie Onn vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

Photograph of Melanie Onn
Melanie Onn
Lab Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes
vs
Photograph of Mr Alistair Carmichael
Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Melanie Onn and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 69% of the time, based on 620 shared comparable votes.

428 same votes 192 different votes 620 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
2 Aye 8 No
Migration 100% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
83 Aye 40 No
Brexit / EU 96% aligned 123 shared votes
78 Aye 45 No
14 Aye 5 No
Foreign Affairs 89% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 18 No
Trade 84% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 4 No
Benefits 83% aligned 18 shared votes
15 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 7 No
Defence 18% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 31% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 38% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
28 Aye 16 No
Education 45% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
80 Aye 44 No
Tax 47% aligned 124 shared votes
66 Aye 58 No

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

Voting record

73.2 %
same as average
Rank 355 of 650
Participation
67.2 %
6 % below average
Rank 477 of 650
412
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,578
2,349 eligible divisions
203
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
905
57.4 % of votes cast
209
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
673
42.6 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

76
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 650
Appearances
63
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 298 of 650
97
-28.8 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 650
Contributions
108
-17.8 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,014,663
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£201,216
11 % below average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
6
1 registered category
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Energy
17 of 20 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Tax
94 of 111 votes
#4
Trade
69 of 89 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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