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Mr Alistair Carmichael vs Jim McMahon

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 Jim McMahon
Jim McMahon
Lab Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

Voting alignment

Mr Alistair Carmichael and Jim McMahon voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 1,173 shared comparable votes.

970 same votes 203 different votes 1,173 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 72 No
Migration 100% aligned 99 shared votes
27 Aye 72 No
14 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
94 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 153 shared votes
97 Aye 56 No
20 Aye 34 No
Trade 96% aligned 54 shared votes
22 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 22 No
Education 46% aligned 57 shared votes
38 Aye 19 No
5 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 48% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 19 No
Devolution / Local Government 64% aligned 28 shared votes
5 Aye 23 No
103 Aye 61 No
Tax 68% aligned 164 shared votes
113 Aye 51 No
19 Aye 14 No
Defence 73% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 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
71.6 %
1 % below average
Rank 393 of 650
1,575
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,679
2,344 eligible divisions
902
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
944
56.2 % of votes cast
673
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
735
43.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
10 years, 6 months
Since 3 Dec 2015

Debates

63
-6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 650
Appearances
73
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 214 of 650
103
-20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 650
Contributions
119
-4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 214 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
£1,972,637
all imported IPSA years
£319,374
41 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,252
17 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
55 of 66 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Education
79 of 95 votes
Trade
69 of 89 votes
#4
Migration
137 of 169 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
170 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
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
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: 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
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