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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Dan Jarvis

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 Dan Jarvis
Dan Jarvis
Lab Barnsley North

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Dan Jarvis voted the same way 88% of the time, based on 1,089 shared comparable votes.

957 same votes 132 different votes 1,089 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
34 Aye 58 No
Migration 100% aligned 92 shared votes
34 Aye 58 No
9 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
90 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 148 shared votes
94 Aye 54 No
25 Aye 24 No
Transport 94% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 93% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 44% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
31 Aye 14 No
Education 58% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
82 Aye 47 No
Tax 78% aligned 129 shared votes
80 Aye 49 No
21 Aye 12 No
Housing 82% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
32 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 85% aligned 46 shared votes
31 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

66.6%
6% below average
Rank 482 of 650
Participation
60.9%
11% below average
Rank 564 of 650
1,602
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,466
2,406 eligible divisions
923
57.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
833
56.8% of votes cast
679
42.4% of votes cast
No votes
633
43.2% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2% of votes cast
25 years, 4 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
15 years, 7 months
Since 3 Mar 2011

Debates

98
+5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 650
Appearances
84
-8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 650
153
-7.1 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 650
Contributions
882
+721.9 vs Commons average
Rank 4 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
£3,206,085
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41% above average
Latest expenses
£320,947
42% above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
13
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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 212 votes
#1
Housing
54 of 67 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
#2
Trade
71 of 94 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
160 of 212 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 82 votes
Crime / Justice
180 of 234 votes
#5
Transport
63 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
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
Football Governance Bill [HL]: Third Reading 8 Jul 2025
Aye
Aye
Draft Marking of Retail Goods Regulations 2025 30 Jun 2025
Aye
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