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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Alison McGovern

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

Photograph of Mr Alistair Carmichael
Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland
vs
Photograph of Alison McGovern
Alison McGovern
Lab Birkenhead

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Alison McGovern voted the same way 86% of the time, based on 1,174 shared comparable votes.

1,006 same votes 168 different votes 1,174 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
35 Aye 71 No
Migration 100% aligned 106 shared votes
35 Aye 71 No
95 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 157 shared votes
96 Aye 61 No
24 Aye 31 No
Trade 98% aligned 55 shared votes
25 Aye 30 No
32 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 46 shared votes
31 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 21 No
Transport 98% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 20 No
Education 46% aligned 50 shared votes
29 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 65% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 14 No
Defence 67% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
99 Aye 57 No
Tax 69% aligned 156 shared votes
105 Aye 51 No
13 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 72% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

67.1 %
6 % below average
Rank 485 of 650
Participation
70.0 %
3 % below average
Rank 432 of 650
1,571
2,340 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,637
2,340 eligible divisions
899
57.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
908
55.5 % of votes cast
672
42.8 % of votes cast
No votes
729
44.5 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

59
-8.8 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 650
Appearances
61
-6.8 vs Commons average
Rank 292 of 650
89
-31.4 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
Contributions
310
+189.6 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,989,850
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£303,304
34 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
13
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
#1
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 169 votes
Trade
68 of 88 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
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
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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: 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
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
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Football Governance Bill [HL]: Third Reading 8 Jul 2025
Aye
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