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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Andy McDonald

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 McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Andy McDonald voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 1,254 shared comparable votes.

1,026 same votes 228 different votes 1,254 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
29 Aye 76 No
Migration 100% aligned 105 shared votes
29 Aye 76 No
98 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 165 shared votes
101 Aye 64 No
20 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 94% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
28 Aye 29 No
Trade 91% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 No
30 Aye 24 No
Transport 91% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 24 No
Education 43% aligned 56 shared votes
36 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 47% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 63% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
109 Aye 68 No
Tax 66% aligned 177 shared votes
121 Aye 56 No
17 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 70% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 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 481 of 650
Participation
75.6 %
3 % above average
Rank 301 of 650
1,575
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,771
2,344 eligible divisions
902
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
988
55.8 % of votes cast
673
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
783
44.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
20
1.1 % of votes cast
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
13 years, 7 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

63
-6.8 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
Appearances
90
+20.2 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 650
103
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 264 of 650
Contributions
125
+1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 202 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
£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£296,890
31 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
64 of 70 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Trade
69 of 89 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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
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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