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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Debbie Abrahams

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 Debbie Abrahams
Debbie Abrahams
Lab Oldham East and Saddleworth

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Debbie Abrahams voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 1,174 shared comparable votes.

980 same votes 194 different votes 1,174 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
27 Aye 74 No
Migration 100% aligned 101 shared votes
27 Aye 74 No
14 Aye 16 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
97 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 158 shared votes
100 Aye 58 No
35 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 49 shared votes
34 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 3 No
Energy 91% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 49% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
27 Aye 7 No
Education 62% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
101 Aye 53 No
Tax 67% aligned 154 shared votes
110 Aye 44 No
13 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 73% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
57 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 75% aligned 130 shared votes
60 Aye 70 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
70.6 %
2 % below average
Rank 421 of 650
1,575
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,654
2,344 eligible divisions
902
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
900
54.4 % of votes cast
673
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
754
45.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
15 years, 5 months
Since 13 Jan 2011

Debates

63
-6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 650
Appearances
63
-6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 650
103
-20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 650
Contributions
76
-47.1 vs Commons average
Rank 364 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
£2,973,233
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£290,169
28 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
13
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
63 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
67 of 75 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
174 of 211 votes
Trade
69 of 89 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes
#5
Transport
75 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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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 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
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
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
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
No
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
No
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