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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Jessica Morden

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 Jessica Morden
Jessica Morden
Lab Newport East

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Jessica Morden voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 1,237 shared comparable votes.

1,011 same votes 226 different votes 1,237 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 72 No
Migration 100% aligned 106 shared votes
34 Aye 72 No
98 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 159 shared votes
101 Aye 58 No
28 Aye 29 No
Trade 96% aligned 57 shared votes
28 Aye 29 No
31 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 47 shared votes
31 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 24 No
Transport 94% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 24 No
Education 42% aligned 55 shared votes
35 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 44% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 60% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
101 Aye 69 No
Tax 61% aligned 170 shared votes
123 Aye 47 No
17 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 69% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 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
78.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 243 of 650
1,575
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,833
2,344 eligible divisions
902
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,022
55.8 % of votes cast
673
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
811
44.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1 % of votes cast
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

63
-6.8 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
Appearances
48
-21.8 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650
103
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 264 of 650
Contributions
49
-74.9 vs Commons average
Rank 482 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
£2,752,356
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£297,501
32 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
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
Defence
68 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
70 of 75 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Trade
69 of 89 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes
#5
Migration
152 of 169 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
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: 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
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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
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