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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Hilary Benn

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 Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Hilary Benn voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 1,295 shared comparable votes.

1,081 same votes 214 different votes 1,295 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 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 113 shared votes
34 Aye 79 No
14 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
98 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 166 shared votes
101 Aye 65 No
35 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 53 shared votes
35 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 16 No
Environment / Climate 94% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 22 No
Education 46% aligned 59 shared votes
39 Aye 20 No
3 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 53% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
97 Aye 69 No
Tax 64% aligned 166 shared votes
113 Aye 53 No
16 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 70% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 70% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 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
77.3 %
5 % above average
Rank 262 of 650
1,575
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,812
2,344 eligible divisions
902
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,028
56.7 % of votes cast
673
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
784
43.3 % 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
27 years, 0 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

63
-6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 650
Appearances
44
-25.7 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 650
103
-20.8 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 650
Contributions
388
+264.2 vs Commons average
Rank 27 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
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Education
88 of 95 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
151 of 169 votes
Trade
69 of 89 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 70 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 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
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: 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
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
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
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