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Mike Kane vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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

Photograph of Mike Kane
Mike Kane
Lab Wythenshawe and Sale East
vs
Photograph of Mr Alistair Carmichael
Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Mike Kane and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 84% of the time, based on 1,187 shared comparable votes.

999 same votes 188 different votes 1,187 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
34 Aye 68 No
Migration 100% aligned 102 shared votes
34 Aye 68 No
95 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 158 shared votes
92 Aye 66 No
31 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 94% aligned 49 shared votes
32 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 34 No
Trade 93% aligned 61 shared votes
29 Aye 32 No
12 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 92% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 42% aligned 33 shared votes
8 Aye 25 No
30 Aye 14 No
Education 52% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 72% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
70 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 73% aligned 133 shared votes
66 Aye 67 No
100 Aye 44 No
Tax 74% aligned 144 shared votes
88 Aye 56 No

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

Voting record

72.5 %
1 % below average
Rank 376 of 648
Participation
67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 481 of 648
1,677
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,567
2,312 eligible divisions
961
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
896
57.2 % of votes cast
716
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
671
42.8 % of votes cast
19
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
12 years, 3 months
Since 13 Feb 2014
Commons service
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

35
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 648
Appearances
58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 648
60
-47.9 vs Commons average
Rank 400 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

£2,395,924
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£291,311
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
2
1 registered category
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

Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Defence
49 of 59 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 88 votes
Work / Employment
62 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
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 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
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
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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