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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Antonia Bance

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 Antonia Bance
Antonia Bance
Lab Tipton and Wednesbury

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Antonia Bance voted the same way 12% of the time, based on 206 shared comparable votes.

24 same votes 182 different votes 206 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 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 6 No
Housing 40% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 1 No
Energy 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
38 Aye 19 No
3 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 10 No
Education 4% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 481 of 648
Participation
70.0 %
3 % below average
Rank 437 of 648
1,567
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
368
526 eligible divisions
896
57.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
187
50.8 % of votes cast
671
42.8 % of votes cast
No votes
181
49.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
12
3.3 % of votes cast
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 648
Appearances
42
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 648
88
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 648
Contributions
62
-45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£196,999
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£196,999
13 % below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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

Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
#1
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
68 of 88 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 23 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
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: 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
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
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
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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