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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Emily Thornberry

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 Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 86% of the time, based on 1,071 shared comparable votes.

922 same votes 149 different votes 1,071 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
29 Aye 64 No
Migration 100% aligned 93 shared votes
29 Aye 64 No
11 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
95 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 156 shared votes
98 Aye 58 No
20 Aye 28 No
Trade 98% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 46% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
29 Aye 18 No
Education 60% aligned 47 shared votes
34 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 68% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 70% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
92 Aye 45 No
Tax 72% aligned 137 shared votes
94 Aye 43 No

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

Voting record

67.1 %
6 % below average
Rank 485 of 650
Participation
62.1 %
11 % below average
Rank 557 of 650
1,571
2,340 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,454
2,340 eligible divisions
899
57.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
809
55.6 % of votes cast
672
42.8 % of votes cast
No votes
645
44.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

59
-8.8 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 650
Appearances
72
+4.2 vs Commons average
Rank 215 of 650
89
-31.4 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
Contributions
112
-8.4 vs Commons average
Rank 219 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
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
13
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
167 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 169 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 66 votes
Trade
68 of 88 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes
#5
Work / Employment
51 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
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
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
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: 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
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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