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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Gill Furniss

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 Gill Furniss
Gill Furniss
Lab Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Gill Furniss voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 1,146 shared comparable votes.

953 same votes 193 different votes 1,146 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
33 Aye 63 No
Migration 100% aligned 96 shared votes
33 Aye 63 No
97 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 164 shared votes
100 Aye 64 No
34 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 52 shared votes
35 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 10 No
Democracy / Parliament 96% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 94% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 16 No
Education 52% aligned 48 shared votes
31 Aye 17 No
88 Aye 64 No
Tax 63% aligned 152 shared votes
107 Aye 45 No
6 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 65% aligned 20 shared votes
3 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 66% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 69% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 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
71.8 %
1 % below average
Rank 389 of 650
1,575
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,646
2,293 eligible divisions
902
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
910
55.3 % of votes cast
673
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
736
44.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7 % of votes cast
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
10 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2016

Debates

63
-6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 650
Appearances
34
-35.3 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 650
103
-20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 650
Contributions
30
-93.1 vs Commons average
Rank 558 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
£2,125,000
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£322,640
43 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
13
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
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
62 of 70 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Trade
69 of 89 votes
#4
Housing
50 of 61 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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