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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Andy Burnham

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 Andy Burnham
Andy Burnham
Lab Makerfield

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Andy Burnham voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 76 shared comparable votes.

69 same votes 7 different votes 76 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
9 Aye 3 No
Tax 100% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 4 No
Education 100% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
0 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 0 No
Benefits 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
1 Aye 2 No
Transport 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 2 No
Energy 80% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
12 Aye 5 No
Brexit / EU 82% aligned 17 shared votes
15 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 83% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 3 No
Tax 100% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 4 No
Education 100% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

67.2 %
6 % below average
Rank 485 of 647
Participation
0.0 %
73 % below average
1,567
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
0
0 eligible divisions
896
57.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
0
0.0 % of votes cast
671
42.8 % of votes cast
No votes
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
0 months
Since 18 Jun 2026

Debates

59
-7.2 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 650
Appearances
0
-66.2 vs Commons average
Rank 643 of 650
89
-28.8 vs Commons average
Rank 298 of 650
Contributions
0
-117.8 vs Commons average
Rank 642 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
£1,183,202
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£84,964
62 % below 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
No topic data
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
No topic data
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
#3
No topic data
Trade
68 of 88 votes
#4
No topic data
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes
#5
No topic data

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No
Opposition motion: The Government's plan for Brexit motion as amended 7 Dec 2016
Aye
No
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
Aye
No
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
Aye
No
Investigatory Powers Bill Third Reading 7 Jun 2016
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Early Parliamentary General Election 19 Apr 2017
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill [Lords]: Report Stage Amendment 1 29 Mar 2017
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill [Lords]: Report Stage New Clause 2 29 Mar 2017
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill [Lords]: Report Stage New Clause 1 29 Mar 2017
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Bus Services Bill [Lords]: Report Stage New Clause 1 27 Mar 2017
Transport
Aye
No
EU (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Lords Amendment 2 Motion to disagree 13 Mar 2017
Brexit / EU
No
No
EU (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Lords Amendment 1 Motion to disagree 13 Mar 2017
Brexit / EU
No
No
Standing Orders (Public Business) 7 Mar 2017
Transport
No
Aye
Unaccompanied Children in Greece and Italy 1 Mar 2017
Education
Aye
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House New Clause 192 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API