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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Dame Diana Johnson

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 Dame Diana Johnson
Dame Diana Johnson
Lab Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Dame Diana Johnson voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 1,192 shared comparable votes.

989 same votes 203 different votes 1,192 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
28 Aye 58 No
Migration 100% aligned 86 shared votes
28 Aye 58 No
98 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 160 shared votes
101 Aye 59 No
34 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 50 shared votes
33 Aye 17 No
29 Aye 24 No
Transport 92% aligned 53 shared votes
27 Aye 26 No
30 Aye 32 No
Trade 92% aligned 62 shared votes
29 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 20 No
Education 35% aligned 48 shared votes
29 Aye 19 No
7 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 45% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
97 Aye 63 No
Tax 68% aligned 160 shared votes
113 Aye 47 No
17 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 71% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 74% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 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
69.5 %
3 % below average
Rank 443 of 650
1,575
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,628
2,344 eligible divisions
902
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
927
56.9 % of votes cast
673
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
701
43.1 % 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
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

63
-6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 650
Appearances
29
-40.3 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 650
103
-20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 650
Contributions
108
-15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 235 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
£2,849,618
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£246,131
9 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
13
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
9
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
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Work / Employment
62 of 75 votes
Trade
69 of 89 votes
#4
Trade
73 of 89 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes
#5
Transport
74 of 92 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
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
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
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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
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