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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Claire Hanna

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

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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland
vs
Photograph of Claire Hanna
Claire Hanna
SDLP Belfast South and Mid Down

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Claire Hanna voted the same way 94% of the time, based on 562 shared comparable votes.

527 same votes 35 different votes 562 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
32 Aye 63 No
Migration 100% aligned 95 shared votes
32 Aye 63 No
16 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 40 shared votes
16 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 3 No
Energy 100% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 7 No
Education 43% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 53% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 6 No
Housing 85% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 88% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
35 Aye 17 No
Tax 90% aligned 52 shared votes
36 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 480 of 649
Participation
45.8 %
27 % below average
Rank 628 of 649
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
753
1,643 eligible divisions
907
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
391
51.9 % of votes cast
674
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
362
48.1 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
Appearances
28
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 555 of 650
116
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
Contributions
38
-100.3 vs Commons average
Rank 538 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
£1,304,824
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£301,191
33 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
13
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
Brexit / EU
58 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
42 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
122 of 154 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Trade
33 of 53 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
22 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
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
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 3 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
No
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