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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
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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 559 shared comparable votes.

526 same votes 33 different votes 559 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 15 No
Trade 100% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 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
Most different by topic
6 Aye 7 No
Education 38% aligned 13 shared votes
10 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

67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 481 of 648
Participation
46.8 %
26 % below average
Rank 625 of 648
1,567
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
746
1,594 eligible divisions
896
57.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
385
51.6 % of votes cast
671
42.8 % of votes cast
No votes
361
48.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 648
Appearances
22
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 559 of 648
88
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 648
Contributions
30
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 544 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
£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
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
Brexit / EU
58 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
42 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
#3
Migration
122 of 152 votes
Trade
68 of 88 votes
#4
Trade
32 of 50 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
22 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment 18 Nov 2025
Foreign Affairs
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Child poverty strategy (removal of two child limit): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Sep 2025
Aye
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